CVE-2006-4252

Publication date 14 November 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and application crash) via a CNAME record with a zero TTL, which triggers an infinite loop.

Status

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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