CVE catalog

CVE-2006-6979

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979

Severity: Unknown
Published: Feb 8, 2007, 6:28:00 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 1, 2026, 6:47:40 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.39% · Oct 27, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	amarok	13	`1.4.4-1`	fixed
Debian	amarok	14	`1.4.4-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	amarok	deb	13	`1.4.4-1`	Not reported	DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979	Not reported
Debian	amarok	deb	14	`1.4.4-1`	Not reported	DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[amarok]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.2.2-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.4-1
  pypi · amarok · debian · 13
- 3.2.2-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.4-1
  pypi · amarok · debian · 13
[amarok-common]Fixed
Source package: [amarok]
Details (2)
- 3.2.2-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.4-1
  pypi · amarok · debian · 13
- 3.2.2-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.4-1
  pypi · amarok · debian · 13
[amarok-doc]Fixed
Source package: [amarok]
Details (2)
- 3.2.2-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.4-1
  pypi · amarok · debian · 13
- 3.2.2-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.4-1
  pypi · amarok · debian · 13
[amarok-utils]Fixed
Source package: [amarok]
Details (2)
- 3.2.2-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.4-1
  pypi · amarok · debian · 13
- 3.2.2-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.4-1
  pypi · amarok · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:24 PM UTC

References

[https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6979]

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]