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.
Published: 2006-11-14
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1211-1 New pdns packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4239 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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Powerdns Recursor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:07.189Z

Reserved: 2006-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4251

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-14T19:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4251

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