CVE-2006-6979

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—

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.

CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Puntuación base: 7.5

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.39%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 83
Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Amarok — Amarok

CWE

CWE-20

Referencias

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