CVE-2006-6870
N/A
Published: January 5, 2007 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAvahi
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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