CVE-2006-4252

N/A Unknown
Published: November 14, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and application crash) via a CNAME record with a zero TTL, which triggers an infinite loop.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-02.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/22976
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/30257
Source: security@debian.org
http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4484
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
2th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

powerdns