CVE-2006-5461

Description

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5461?: CVE-2006-5461 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5461?: To fix CVE-2006-5461, 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-2006-5461 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5461 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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