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CVE-2006-5790

Published: Nov 7, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 14.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

elog web logbookstefan ritt
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
n/an/a
stefan rittindividual-devEnterprise Softwareaka elog web logbook

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016
bugs.debian.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22638
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 7, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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