CVE-2006-6979

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in certain contexts, probably including construction of an unzip command line, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Feb 8, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-6979: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix