CVE-2006-5790

Publication date 7 November 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
elog 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.2+r1754-1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.6.2+r1754-1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.6.2+r1754-1
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life