Back
CVE-2006-6306
Format string vulnerability in Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS) in the Novell Client 4.91 SP2 and SP3 allows users with…
Low1.2EPSS 0.37%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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 specifiers in the Username field of the logon window.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- 1970 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 1017377 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4987 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23363 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20061201 Layered Defense Advisory: Novell Client 4.91 Format String Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- novell-nmas-format-string(30644) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974876.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974872.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/372/3546910_f.SAL_Public.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.layereddefense.com/Novell01DEC.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20061201 Layered Defense Advisory: Novell Client 4.91 Format String Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-6306)Record last updated .