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CVE-2006-4251

Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malf

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00024
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
powerdns recursor<= 3.1.3
powerdns recursorall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · security@debian.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD14 Nov 2006 · 07:07 PM
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-01.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22824PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22903
http://secunia.com/advisories/22976
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1211
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