01 Record
CVE-2006-6306
Format string vulnerability in Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS) in the Novell Client 4.91 SP2 and SP3 allows users with physical access to read stack and memory contents via format string
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Format string vulnerability in Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS) in the Novell Client 4.91 SP2 and SP3 allows users with physical access to read stack and memory contents via format string
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-12-05 11:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 20:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-12-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- afedb2cb87e69c63a3069e128c4fd059ed06f8cddc120b4e36e84eee0ab26dc7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- securityreason.com1970http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1970
- securitytracker.com1017377http://securitytracker.com/id?1017377
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-4987http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4987
- secunia.com23363http://secunia.com/advisories/23363
- www.securityfocus.com20061201 Layered Defense Advisory: Novell Client 4.91 Format String Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453176/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comnovell-nmas-format-string(30644)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30644
- support.novell.comhttp://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974876.htm
- support.novell.comhttp://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974872.htm
- secure-support.novell.comhttps://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/372/3546910_f.SAL_Public.html
- www.layereddefense.comhttp://www.layereddefense.com/Novell01DEC.html
- lists.grok.org.uk20061201 Layered Defense Advisory: Novell Client 4.91 Format String Vulnerabilityhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051038.html