CVE-2006-0681

HIGH 7.5CVE-2006-0681 · Published 15/02/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-0681 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting power daemon (power daemon).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.1%, higher than 90.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
power daemon power_daemon	`= 2.0.0= 2.0.0.1= 2.0.1= 2.0.1.1= 2.0.2`	No fix yet

Description

Format string vulnerability in powerd.c in Power Daemon (powerd) 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the WHATIDO variable.

References

gotfault.net/research/advisory/gadv-powerd.txt
secunia.com/advisories/18841 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/16582
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0545
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24713

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