CVE-2006-2289

Description

Buffer overflow in avahi-core in Avahi before 0.6.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.12%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://0pointer.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/%2Acheckout%2A/trunk/docs/NEWS?root=avahi
http://secunia.com/advisories/20022	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17884	vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26331	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_19.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20215	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2289?: CVE-2006-2289 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2289?: To fix CVE-2006-2289, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2289 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2289 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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