{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2006-12-31T05:00:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2006-6870",
  "details": "The consume_labels function in avahi-core/dns.c in Avahi before 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted compressed DNS response with a label that points to itself.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23628"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23644"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23660"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23673"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23782"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/24995"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:003"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-402-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0071"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.avahi.org/#December2006"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.avahi.org/ticket/84"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2362"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2408"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.avahi.org/changeset/1340"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21881"
    }
  ]
}