Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 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.
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Affected products
5cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=2.16
Patches
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References
15- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597nvdPatch
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.newsnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23381nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23385nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23387nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23409nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/30848nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896nvd
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