CVE-2006-5969 json
CRLF injection vulnerability in the evalFolderLine function in fvwm 2.5.18 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via…
published 2006-11-17 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5952
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
CRLF injection vulnerability in the evalFolderLine function in fvwm 2.5.18 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via carriage returns in a directory name, which is not properly handled by fvwm-menu-directory, a variant of CVE-2003-1308.
Patch / fix
- fvwm Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.5.18-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5969
- fvwm2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.6.9-2.11
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10773-1
Exploit prediction
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-17.xml
vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/30452
vdb-entry
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gentoo-portage.com
/x11-wm/fvwm/ChangeLog
url-repurposed
- thread.gmane.org /gmane.comp.window-managers.fvwm.devel/2419/focus=2419
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secunia.com
/advisories/22961
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/23089
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5969
- NVD CVE-2006-5969
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