CVE-2006-2073
Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
Unspecified vulnerability in ISC BIND allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS message with a "broken" TSIG, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 7.99%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 95
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19808
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015993
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/955777
- http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20060425-00311.html?lang=en
- http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060425-00312.pdf?lang=en
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17692
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1505
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1537
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26081
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19808
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015993
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/955777
- http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20060425-00311.html?lang=en
- http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060425-00312.pdf?lang=en
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17692
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1505
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1537
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26081
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