Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2006· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2006-4251
CVE-2006-4251
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.
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.1.3
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:2.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-01.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/22824nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21037nvdPatch
- lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22903nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22976nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1211nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4484nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30270nvd
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