Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-0681 - Remote Format String vulnerability in PowerD

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
power-daemon
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2006-02-15
Updated: 2017-07-20

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Power_Daemon
5

Exploit-Db

descriptionPower Daemon <= 2.0.2 (WHATIDO) Remote Format String Exploit. CVE-2006-0681. Remote exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:1486
last seen2016-01-31
modified2006-02-10
published2006-02-10
reporterGotfault Security
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/1486/
titlePower Daemon <= 2.0.2 WHATIDO Remote Format String Exploit

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