CVE-2006-0681

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-02-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in powerd.c in Power Daemon (powerd) 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the WHATIDO variable.

Affected products

Power Daemon: 2.0.0, 2.0.0.1, 2.0.1, 2.0.1.1, 2.0.2

References

http://gotfault.net/research/advisory/gadv-powerd.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/18841
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16582
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0545
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24713
http://gotfault.net/research/advisory/gadv-powerd.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/18841
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16582
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0545
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24713

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