VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-6105

CVSS score4.3 NONE
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-12-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references