CVE-2006-2073 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 27 Apr 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ISC BIND by sending a crafted DNS message with a broken TSIG.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-2073?

CVE-2006-2073 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Isc Bind, published on 27 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in ISC BIND allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS message with a "broken" TSIG, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2073?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Isc Bind.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2073?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2006-2073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Isc Bind vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2073, GHSA-35jh-g8qg-jgf5.