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CVE-2006-6299

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-6299 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in Msg.dll within Novell ZENworks 7 Asset Management (ZAM) prior to SP1 IR11. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted packets, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based exploitation, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_asset_management:7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0963 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
PatchVendor Advisory
labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23157
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/30665
support.novell.com / cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/21395
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/21400
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4829