CVE-2006-5790
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) an entry with an attachment whose name contains format string specifiers (el_submit function), and possibly other vectors in the (2) receive_config, (3) show_rss_feed, (4) show_elog_list, (5) show_logbook_node, and (6) server_loop functions.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (2)
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references (14)
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- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22638enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23580enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20876enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29987enisa_euvd
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016nvd
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