CVE-2006-2077

Description

Buffer overflow in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be related to the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.05% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~rombouts/pdnsd.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26081	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/955777	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17720	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20055	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-10.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2077?: CVE-2006-2077 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2077?: To fix CVE-2006-2077, 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-2006-2077 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2077 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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