CVE-2006-2076
Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a DNS query with an unsupported (1) QTYPE or (2) QCLASS, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a DNS query with an unsupported (1) QTYPE or (2) QCLASS, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.
- Record
CVE-2006-2076- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a DNS query with an unsupported (1) QTYPE or (2) QCLASS, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.
- Record
CVE-2006-2076- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2077 No score
Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a DNS query with an unsupported (1) QTYPE or (2) QCLASS, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2077- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r8h-xp6q-7rx6 No score
Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a DNS query with an unsupported (1) QTYPE or (2) QCLASS, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.
- Record
GHSA-5r8h-xp6q-7rx6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2076 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Pdnsd, published April 27, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.85%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
phys.uu.nl/~rombouts/pdnsd.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26081
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/955777
securityfocus.com/bid/17694
securitytracker.com/id?1015989
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1505
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secunia.com/advisories/20055
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-10.xml
niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060425-00312.pdf?lang=en
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2076
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5r8h-xp6q-7rx6