CVE-2006-6870

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    CVE-2006-6870

    Published: 31 Dec 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The consume_labels function in avahi-core/dns.c in Avahi before 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted compressed DNS response with a label that points to itself.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/23628, http://secunia.com/advisories/23644, http://secunia.com/advisories/23660, http://secunia.com/advisories/23673, http://secunia.com/advisories/23782, http://secunia.com/advisories/24995, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:003, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-402-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0071, http://www.avahi.org/#December2006, http://www.avahi.org/ticket/84, http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2362, http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2408, http://www.avahi.org/changeset/1340, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21881

    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