CVE-2006-2072: Medium severity delegate delegate vulnerability

Published Apr 27, 2006
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in DeleGate 9.x before 9.0.6 and 8.x before 8.11.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted DNS responses messages that cause (1) a buffer over-read or (2) infinite recursion, which can trigger a segmentation fault or invalid memory access, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.

Affected Software

36 affected components
Delegate DeleGate=7.7.0
Delegate DeleGate=7.7.1
Delegate DeleGate=7.8.0
Delegate DeleGate=7.8.1
Delegate DeleGate=7.8.2
Delegate DeleGate=7.9.11
Delegate DeleGate=8.3.3
Delegate DeleGate=8.3.4
Delegate DeleGate=8.4.0
Delegate DeleGate=8.5.0
Delegate DeleGate=8.9
Delegate DeleGate=8.9.1
Delegate DeleGate=8.9.2
Delegate DeleGate=8.9.3
Delegate DeleGate=8.9.4
Delegate DeleGate=8.9.5
Delegate DeleGate=8.9.6
Delegate DeleGate=8.10
Delegate DeleGate=8.10.1
Delegate DeleGate=8.10.2
Delegate DeleGate=8.10.3
Delegate DeleGate=8.10.4
Delegate DeleGate=8.10.5
Delegate DeleGate=8.10.6
Delegate DeleGate=8.11
Delegate DeleGate=8.11.1
Delegate DeleGate=8.11.2
Delegate DeleGate=8.11.3
Delegate DeleGate=8.11.4
Delegate DeleGate=8.11.5
Delegate DeleGate=9.0
Delegate DeleGate=9.0.1
Delegate DeleGate=9.0.2
Delegate DeleGate=9.0.3
Delegate DeleGate=9.0.4
Delegate DeleGate=9.0.5

Remediation

Patch Available

http://secunia.com/advisories/19750

Patch Available

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015991

Patch Available

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17691

Event History

Apr 27, 2006
CVE Published
10:02 PM
Apr 28, 2006
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2072?

CVE-2006-2072 has been identified with a potential risk of causing denial of service due to crafted DNS response messages.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-2072?

To mitigate CVE-2006-2072, upgrade to DeleGate version 9.0.6 or later, or 8.11.6 or later.

3

What versions of DeleGate are affected by CVE-2006-2072?

CVE-2006-2072 affects DeleGate versions prior to 9.0.6 and 8.11.6, including various 7.x and 8.x versions.

4

What type of vulnerabilities does CVE-2006-2072 include?

CVE-2006-2072 includes vulnerabilities such as buffer over-read and infinite recursion.

5

Can CVE-2006-2072 lead to system crashes?

Yes, CVE-2006-2072 can lead to system crashes through segmentation faults or invalid memory access.

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