CVE-2006-5461

N/A Unknown
Published: November 14, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22807
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22852
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23020
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23042
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017257
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21016
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/380-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23042
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/380-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

avahi