CVE-2006-6306 (GCVE-0-2006-6306)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-12-05 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 20:19
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2006-12-01 00:00
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