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CVE-2006-5790

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5790 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier, specifically within the elogd.c component, affecting the stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook product. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit these flaws, primarily through an attachment name containing format string specifiers, to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0307 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/22638
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23580
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/29987
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1242
securityfocus.com / bid/20876
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4315