Vulnerability CVE-2006-6870
Published: 2006-12-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Avahi -> Avahi 

 References:
http://www.avahi.org/ticket/84
http://www.avahi.org/#December2006
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0071
http://www.avahi.org/changeset/1340
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-402-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21881
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:003
http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
http://secunia.com/advisories/23782
http://secunia.com/advisories/23673
http://secunia.com/advisories/23660
http://secunia.com/advisories/23644
http://secunia.com/advisories/23628
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2408
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2362
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