CVE-2006-2073

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in ISC BIND allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS message with a "broken" TSIG, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.78% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory gov.uk Vendor Advisory gov.uk

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26081	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1537	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/955777	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19808	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17692	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1505	vdb entry
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060425-00312.pdf?lang=en	vendor advisory
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20060425-00311.html?lang=en	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015993	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2073?: CVE-2006-2073 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2073?: To fix CVE-2006-2073, 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-2006-2073 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2073 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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