CVE-2006-6870
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.4% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6853)
- Published
- December 31, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6853 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- avahi / avahi
- avahi / avahi
- avahi / avahi
- avahi / avahi
- avahi / avahi
- avahi / avahi
- avahi / avahi
- avahi / avahi
- avahi / avahi
References
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2362
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2408
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23628
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23644
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23660
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23673
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
- http://www.avahi.org/#December2006(Patch)
- http://www.avahi.org/changeset/1340
- http://www.avahi.org/ticket/84(Patch)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:003
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21881
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-402-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0071
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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