Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Memory leak in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a DNS query with an unsupported (1) QTYPE or (2) QCLASS, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04852 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.13 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.15 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.6 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.7a | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.13 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.15 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7a Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
Show 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.8b1_par5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.8b1_par5 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.8b1_par6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.8b1_par6 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.8b1_par8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.8b1_par8 | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.10_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.10_par | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.11_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.11_par | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.2.1_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1_par | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.2.2_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2_par | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.2.3_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3_par | Vulnerable | Pdnsd |
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.8b1_par5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8b1_par5 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.8b1_par6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8b1_par6 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.8b1_par8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8b1_par8 Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.10_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10_par Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.1.11_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11_par Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.2.1_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1_par Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.2.2_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2_par Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
- cpe:2.3:a:pdnsd:pdnsd:1.2.3_par:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3_par Vulnerable ·Pdnsd
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2076
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r8h-xp6q-7rx6
References
More Pdnsd vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-02022 Buffer overflow in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-04024 The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-2076 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2076 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r8h-xp6q-7rx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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