CVE-2006-5461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Avahi before 0.6.15 does not verify the sender identity of netlink messages to ensure that they come from the kernel instead of another process, which allows local users to spoof network changes to Avahi.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00079.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Avahi	Avahi

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5446	Avahi before 0.6.15 does not verify the sender identity of netlink messages to ensure that they come from the kernel instead of another process, which allows local users to spoof network changes to Avahi.
Ubuntu USN	USN-380-1	Avahi vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.15
http://secunia.com/advisories/22807
http://secunia.com/advisories/22852
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
http://secunia.com/advisories/23020
http://secunia.com/advisories/23042
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017257
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-13.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:215
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21016
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4474
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30207
https://tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/avahi-tickets/2006-November/000320.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/380-1/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2006-11-14T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:48:30.555Z

Reserved: 2006-10-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-5461

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-11-14T22:07:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-5461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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