CVE-2006-4251

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    CVE-2006-4251

    Published: 14 Nov 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-01.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/22824, http://secunia.com/advisories/22903, http://secunia.com/advisories/22976, http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1211, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4484, http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-01.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/22824, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21037, http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30270

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High