CVE-2006-6870

Published: 31 December 2006

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
avahi Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (0.6.10-0ubuntu3.4)
	edgy	Released (0.6.13-2ubuntu2.4)
	feisty	Not vulnerable
	upstream	Released (0.6.16)

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-402-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6870
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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