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DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5461

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5461 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11avahi0, 0, 0
Debian:12avahi0, 0, 0
Debian:13avahi0, 0, 0
Debian:14avahi0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 14, 2006 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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