CVE-2006-6979
The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in certain...
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.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.41%EPSS, 84th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.4.4-1amarok +1 more
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.
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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 ListNo 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-2006-6961No 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-v744No 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
OSVNo 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-2006-6979No 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.