CVE-2006-6105

Publication date 15 December 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gdm 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.18.1-0ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.16.1-0ubuntu4.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.14.10-0ubuntu1.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-396-1
    • gdm vulnerability
    • 14 December 2006

Other references