CVE-2006-6306

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-6306
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-05 11:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionFormat 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 specifiers in the Username field of the logon window.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Novell Client 4.91 sp2 All All
Application Novell Client 4.91 sp3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityReason - Novell Client 4.91 Format String Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Novell Client NMAS Login Prompt Format String Weakness - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com
[Full-disclosure] Layered Defense Advisory: Novell Client 4.91 Format String Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Layered Defense Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.layereddefense.com Vendor Advisory
Novell Modular Authentication Service Format String Flaw Has Unspecified Impact - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com
secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/372/3546910_f.SAL_Public.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secure-support.novell.com
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