CVE-2006-6979
The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in certain...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-6979- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-6979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6961 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6961- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwm5-7hrp-v744 No score
The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in certain...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hwm5-7hrp-v744- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-6979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Amarok, published February 8, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.41%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in amarok 1.4.4-1.