Is CVE-2006-5969 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-5969 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-5969?

CVE-2006-5969 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-5969?

CVE-2006-5969 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5969?

Upgrade fvwm on debian 11 to 1:2.5.18-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-5969

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

fvwmDebian

Fixed in:1:2.5.18-2CVE-2006-5969

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

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