CVE-2006-6105

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/23385
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23387
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23409
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017383
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017320
• http://www.osvdb.org/30848
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23381
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:231
• http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.news
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/23385
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23387
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23409
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017383
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017320
• http://www.osvdb.org/30848
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23381
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:231
• http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.news
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1

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