VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-6870
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.