CVE-2006-2069 json
The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.
published 2006-04-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2070
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.1%
- EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.
Patch / fix
- pdns-recursor Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.0.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2069
- pdns openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.5.1-1.5
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11156-1
- secunia.com/advisories/19831 advisory
Exploit prediction
6.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19831
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
lists.suse.com
/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/20117
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1527
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/17711
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26100
vdb-entry
- doc.powerdns.com /changelog.html#CHANGELOG-RECURSOR-3-0-1
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-2069
- NVD CVE-2006-2069
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