CVE-2006-4096

BIND before 9.2.6-P1 and 9.3.x before 9.3.2-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

5.0 MediumFix available

BIND before 9.2.6-P1 and 9.3.x before 9.3.2-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a flood of recursive queries, which cause an INSIST failure when the response is received after the recursion queue is empty.

Exploit likelihood

8.33%Down 18.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2006-4096
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-4096
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-4088 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-4088
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwch-fhfg-fr39 No score

BIND before 9.2.6-P1 and 9.3.x before 9.3.2-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Record: GHSA-qwch-fhfg-fr39
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2006-4096
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-4096 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4096
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

isc bind

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bind9` Debian:12	before 1:9.3.2-P1-1	1:9.3.2-P1-1
`bind9` Debian:13	before 1:9.3.2-P1-1	1:9.3.2-P1-1
`bind9` Debian:14	before 1:9.3.2-P1-1	1:9.3.2-P1-1
`bind9` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:9.2.4-1sarge1, plus listed versions 1:9.2.4-1	1:9.2.4-1sarge1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2006-4096 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Isc Bind, published September 6, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.33%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in bind9 1:9.3.2-P1-1.

References

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