Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2006-6105 | First vendor Publication | 2006-12-14 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2017-07-20 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.3 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.1 | Authentication | Requires single instance |
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Detail
| Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a hostname, which are used in an error dialog. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6105 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 4 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 30848 | GNOME Display Manager (gdm) gdmchooser hostname Format String Gnome Display Manager contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to to gain escalated privileges. The issue is is caused due to a format string error within the 'gdm_chooser_add_host()' function in gdm2/gui/gdmchooser.c. It is possible that the flaw may allow arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-396-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-02-18 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-231.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-1467.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-1468.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2021-05-04 12:04:54 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:05:31 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:18:44 |
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| 2017-07-20 09:24:02 |
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| 2016-06-28 16:00:47 |
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| 2016-04-26 15:20:35 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:37:56 |
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| 2013-05-11 11:15:16 |
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