VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2006· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2006-6105

CVE-2006-6105

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.

Affected products

4
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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