CVE-2006-2075 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 MyDNS by sending a crafted DNS message, affecting DNS server availability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-2075?

CVE-2006-2075 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, 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 MyDNS 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS message, aka "Query-of-death," as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2075?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Don Moore Mydns.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2075?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2006-2075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vm5h-7v78-mjjr.