Unscored severity · published Nov 14, 2006
CVE-2006-4252
PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and application crash) via a CNAME record with a zero TTL, which…
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CVSS
6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and application crash) via a CNAME record with a zero TTL, which triggers an infinite loop.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.0% · higher than 93% 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-2006-4252
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4252
Patch
http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-02.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/22976
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21037
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4484
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