CVE-2006-4251

Publication date 14 November 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pdns 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
pdns-recursor 9.10 karmic
Fixed 3.1.4-1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 3.1.4-1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 3.1.4-1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 3.1.4-1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 3.1.4-1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 3.1.4-1
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

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