VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-5461
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-11-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.