CVE-2006-6105
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Published: December 15, 2006 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGdm
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (15)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.newsThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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