{"cve":"CVE-2006-6105","nvd":{"published":"2006-12-15T02:28:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:32:28.617","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.news","http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453","http://secunia.com/advisories/23381","http://secunia.com/advisories/23385","http://secunia.com/advisories/23387"],"products":["gnome:gdm"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:43:14.363260067+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-6105","score":0.00411,"percentile":0.35334,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}