CVE-2006-6870 (GCVE-0-2006-6870)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-01-05 00:00
Modified
2024-08-07 20:42
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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
security@ubuntu.com http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2362
security@ubuntu.com http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2408
security@ubuntu.com http://secunia.com/advisories/23628
security@ubuntu.com http://secunia.com/advisories/23644
security@ubuntu.com http://secunia.com/advisories/23660
security@ubuntu.com http://secunia.com/advisories/23673
security@ubuntu.com http://secunia.com/advisories/23782
security@ubuntu.com http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
security@ubuntu.com http://www.avahi.org/#December2006 Patch
security@ubuntu.com http://www.avahi.org/changeset/1340
security@ubuntu.com http://www.avahi.org/ticket/84 Patch
security@ubuntu.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:003
security@ubuntu.com http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
security@ubuntu.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21881
security@ubuntu.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-402-1
security@ubuntu.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0071
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2362
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2408
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/23628
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/23644
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/23660
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/23673
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/23782
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.avahi.org/#December2006 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.avahi.org/changeset/1340
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.avahi.org/ticket/84 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:003
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21881
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-402-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0071
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