CVE-2006-4095

Name: CVE-2006-4095
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2006-09-06T00:04:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 12.55%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-4095 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. BIND before 9.2.6-P1 and 9.3.x before 9.3.2-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain SIG queries, which cause an assertion failure when multiple RRsets are returned.. EPSS estimates a 12.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

BIND before 9.2.6-P1 and 9.3.x before 9.3.2-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain SIG queries, which cause an assertion failure when multiple RRsets are returned.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

12.55%

95.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Isc	Bind	<= 9.2.6
Isc	Bind	>= 9.3.0, <= 9.3.2
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	5.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	5.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Apple	Mac Os X	< 10.3.9
Apple	Mac Os X	>= 10.4.0, < 10.4.9
Apple	Mac Os X Server	< 10.3.9
Apple	Mac Os X Server	>= 10.4.0, < 10.4.9

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.htmlMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/21752Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21786Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21816Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21818Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21828Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21835Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21838Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21912Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21926Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22298Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24950Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402Broken Link
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:20.bind.ascThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-11.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016794Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.481241Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/915404Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:163Broken Link
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060905-00590.pdf?lang=enBroken Link, Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.htmlBroken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_24_sr.htmlBroken Link
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.htmlRelease Notes
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.019.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445600/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19859Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-343-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1172Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3473Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1401Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28745Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-626Broken Link
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.htmlMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/21752Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21786Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21816Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21818Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21828Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21835Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21838Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21912Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21926Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22298Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24950Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402Broken Link
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:20.bind.ascThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-11.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016794Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.481241Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/915404Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:163Broken Link
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060905-00590.pdf?lang=enBroken Link, Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.htmlBroken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_24_sr.htmlBroken Link
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.htmlRelease Notes
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.019.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445600/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19859Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-343-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1172Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3473Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1401Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28745Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-626Broken Link
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Sep 6, 2006
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-4095?

How severe is CVE-2006-4095?

CVE-2006-4095 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 12.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4095?

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Source: NVD / NIST