CVE-2006-6144 json
The "mechglue" abstraction interface of the GSS-API library for Kerberos 5 1.5 through 1.5.1, as used in Kerberos administration daemon (ka…
published 2006-12-31 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6127
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.5%
- EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The "mechglue" abstraction interface of the GSS-API library for Kerberos 5 1.5 through 1.5.1, as used in Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and other products that use this library, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that cause mechglue to free uninitialized pointers.
Patch / fix
- krb5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.19.2-2.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10899-1
Exploit prediction
5.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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web.mit.edu
/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2006-003-mechglue.txt
patch, vendor-advisory
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102772-1
vendor-advisory, broken-link
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201294-1
vendor-advisory, broken-link
-
lists.suse.com
/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0004.html
vendor-advisory, broken-link
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200701-21.xml
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
openpkg.com
/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.006.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
fedoranews.org
/cms/node/2375
vendor-advisory, broken-link
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/31417
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-009B.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23690
third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1017494
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23706
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/456409/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23903
third-party-advisory
-
issues.rpath.com
/browse/RPL-925
broken-link
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0112
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/31280
vdb-entry, broken-link
-
secunia.com
/advisories/35151
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/21975
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0111
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/831452
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23701
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-6144
- NVD CVE-2006-6144
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