CVE-2006-0681 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-02-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 12.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0688	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12373.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Power Daemon Power Daemon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:29.239Z

Reserved: 2006-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0681

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-02-15T00:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:21:04.423

Link: CVE-2006-0681

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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