{"cve":"CVE-2006-6870","nvd":{"published":"2006-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:33:57.660","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2362","http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2408","http://secunia.com/advisories/23628","http://secunia.com/advisories/23644","http://secunia.com/advisories/23660"],"products":["avahi:avahi"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:44:49.019236172+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-6870","score":0.02437,"percentile":0.8429,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}