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CVE-2006-5969

4.6 · MEDIUM

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 proper…

Published Nov 17, 2006fvwmEPSS 0.42%

Overview

CVE-2006-5969 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fvwm fvwm. It was published on November 17, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fvwm. Update fvwm to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
fvwmfvwm0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/22961Refsecunia.com/advisories/23089Refthread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.window-managers.fvwm.devel/2419/focus=2419Refwww.gentoo-portage.com/x11-wm/fvwm/ChangeLogRefwww.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-17.xmlRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30452Refsecunia.com/advisories/22961Refsecunia.com/advisories/23089Refthread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.window-managers.fvwm.devel/2419/focus=2419Refwww.gentoo-portage.com/x11-wm/fvwm/ChangeLog

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-5969?

CVE-2006-5969 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fvwm fvwm. It was published on November 17, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-5969?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-5969?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fvwm. Update fvwm to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-5969?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-5969 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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