CVE-2006-5790

Published Nov 7, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1242-1 New elog packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-5774 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:04 PM
Reserved
Nov 7, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 7, 2006, 11:07 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:31 PM