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CVE-2006-6105

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.3 Published: 2006-12-15 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Gnome Gdm

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References