Vulnerability Details : 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 calculating the TCP DNS query length.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2006-4251
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4251
10.80%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 95 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-4251
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
|
6.4
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2006-4251
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30270
PowerDNS TCP DNS query buffer overflow CVE-2006-4251 Vulnerability Report
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http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1211
Debian -- The Universal Operating System
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4484
Site en construction
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21037
Patch
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http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.html
Object not found!
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http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-01.html
404 Not FoundPatch;Vendor Advisory
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