Unscored severity · published Nov 14, 2006
CVE-2006-4251
Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TCP DNS query that prevents Recursor from properly…
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CVSS
8.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TCP DNS query that prevents Recursor from properly calculating the TCP DNS query length.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.8% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RE
Recursor · Powerdns
through 3.1.3; 2.0_rc1; 2.8; 2.9.15; 2.9.16; 2.9.17; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4251
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4251
Patch
http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-01.html
lists.suse.com
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.html
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22824
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22903
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22976
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1211
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