Vulnerability in Avahi

CVE-2006-5461

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Avahi
  • N/a — versions n/a

References