CVE-2006-5790

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-11-07 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Stefan Ritt Elog Web Logbook: through 2.6.2

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016
http://secunia.com/advisories/22638
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
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016
http://secunia.com/advisories/22638
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20876

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