CVE-2006-6870
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-6870 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-12-31 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2011-03-08 02:47:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Avahi | Avahi | 0.6.9 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-402-1: Avahi vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| Fedora update for Avahi - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Avahi Compressed DNS Denial Of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| #84 (potential endless loop) - Avahi - Trac | CONFIRM | www.avahi.org | Patch |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| 404 Not Found | FEDORA | fedoranews.org | |
| 404 Not Found | FEDORA | fedoranews.org | |
| Avahi - Trac | CONFIRM | www.avahi.org | Patch |
| Fedora update for avahi - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| 404 Not Found | CONFIRM | www.avahi.org | |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | |
| Avahi "consume_labels()" Denial of Service Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| Ubuntu update for avahi - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Mandriva update for avahi - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.