CVE-2006-5790
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 3.1% (88th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5774)
- Published
- November 7, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5774 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- stefan ritt / elog web logbook
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22638(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20876
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29987
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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