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CVE-2006-5790 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22638	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29987	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20876	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/22638	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29987	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20876	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315	[email protected]

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
stefan ritt elog web logbook	<= 2.6.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 20, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 9, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]