CVE-2006-6870 | BDVDB-2026-21335 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23673
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:003
- http://www.avahi.org/#December2006
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0071
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23644
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
- http://www.avahi.org/ticket/84
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2362
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23660
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
- http://www.avahi.org/changeset/1340
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2408
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23628
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23782
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-402-1
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Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.