CVE-2006-4251

N/A Unknown

Published: November 14, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-01.html

Source: security@debian.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.html

Source: security@debian.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22824

Source: security@debian.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22903

Source: security@debian.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22976

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1211

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21037

Source: security@debian.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4484

Source: security@debian.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30270

Source: security@debian.org

http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-01.html