CVE-2006-2069

Description

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17711 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26100 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19831 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20117 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-RECURSOR-3-0-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1527 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2069?
CVE-2006-2069 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2069?
To fix CVE-2006-2069, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2069 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2069 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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