TI-2006-05273 Aliases CVE-2006-5461 GHSA-4w5j-fgfj-644h

Avahi before 0.6.15 does not verify the sender identity of netlink messages to ensure…

LOW 12Published 2006-11-14 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00418 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi::::::::	up to 0.6.14	Vulnerable	avahi

cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.14 Vulnerable ·avahi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5461
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w5j-fgfj-644h

References

Advisory 4

Other 3

TI-2026-27157 Avahi: Reachable assertion in `transport_flags_from_domain()` via conflicting publish flags crashes avahi-daemon CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2025-37060 Avahi: simple protocol server ignores accepts unlimited connections and logs failures without limit CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2008-04834 The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function (avahi-core/server.c) in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2017-04303 avahi-daemon in Avahi through 0.6.32 and 0.7 inadvertently responds to IPv6 unicast… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2011-00862 avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.29 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2021-08399 avahi-daemon-check-dns.sh in the Debian avahi package through 0.8-4 is executed as root… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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