Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2006-7246

medium Nessus Plugin ID 217038

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
(CVE-2006-7246)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 217038

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2006_7246.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/3/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.2

Temporal Score: 2.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-7246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:wpa_supplicant, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-glib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-glib-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-gnome, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-7246

Detections

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