TI-2006-06721 Aliases CVE-2006-6979 GHSA-hwm5-7hrp-v744

The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in…

LOW 37CWE-20Published 2007-02-08 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0241 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:amarok:amarok::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Amarok

cpe:2.3:a:amarok:amarok:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Amarok

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6979
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hwm5-7hrp-v744

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166901

TI-2009-00125 Multiple array index errors in the Audible::Tag::readTag function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2009-00124 Multiple integer overflows in the Audible::Tag::readTag function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2008-03541 The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3

Sources

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