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CVE-2006-2069

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 MediumFix available

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Exploit likelihood

6.10%Up 4.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Record
CVE-2006-2069
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Record
CVE-2006-2069
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2070 No score

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Record
EUVD-2006-2070
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36xh-8g5r-c7cj No score

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Record
GHSA-36xh-8g5r-c7cj
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Record
CVE-2006-2069
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2069 No score

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2069
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11156-1 No score

pdns-4.5.1-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the pdns-4.5.1-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11156-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pdns-recursor
Debian:12
before 3.0.1-1
3.0.1-1
pdns-recursor
Debian:13
before 3.0.1-1
3.0.1-1
pdns-recursor
Debian:14
before 3.0.1-1
3.0.1-1
pdns
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 4.5.1-1.5
4.5.1-1.5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2069 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Powerdns, published April 27, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.10%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in pdns-recursor 3.0.1-1.

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