CVE-2006-6144

Name: CVE-2006-6144
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2006-12-31T05:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 5.22%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-6144 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 5.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

5.22%

91.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mit	Kerberos 5	>= 1.5, <= 1.5.1

References

http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2375Broken Link
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0004.htmlBroken Link
http://osvdb.org/31280Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23690Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23701Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23706Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23903Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35151Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-21.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017494Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102772-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201294-1Broken Link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2006-003-mechglue.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831452Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.006.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456409/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21975Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0111Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0112Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-925Broken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2375Broken Link
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0004.htmlBroken Link
http://osvdb.org/31280Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23690Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23701Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23706Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23903Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35151Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-21.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017494Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102772-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201294-1Broken Link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2006-003-mechglue.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831452Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.006.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456409/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21975Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0111Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0112Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-925Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2006
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-6144?

How severe is CVE-2006-6144?

Severity scoring for CVE-2006-6144 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 5.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6144?

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Source: NVD / NIST