DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6979
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979
Upstream
Published
2007-02-08T18:28:00Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:09:06.887479Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:13 / amarok

Package

Name
amarok
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/amarok?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979.json"

Debian:14 / amarok

Package

Name
amarok
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/amarok?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979.json"