CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-4095

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in 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 certain SIG queries, which trigger an assertion failure when multiple RRsets are returned.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash the DNS server, disrupting name resolution and potentially affecting access to network services within the organization.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade BIND to version 9.2.6-P1 or 9.3.2-P1 (or later); if upgrade is not possible, apply available workarounds or restrict access to the DNS server.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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 certain SIG queries, which cause an assertion failure when multiple RRsets are returned.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS