cve/2006/CVE-2006-6870.md

### [CVE-2006-6870](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6870)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-402-1

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.