CVE-2006-4096

NONECVSS 0.0Elevated

0.0

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 a flood of recursive queries, which cause an INSIST failure when the response is received after the recursion queue is empty.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 95.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 6, 2006

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (82)

cve@mitrehttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141879471518471&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21752
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21786
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21790
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21816
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21818
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21828
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21835
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21838
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21912
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21926
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/22298
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/24950

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2006-4096?

CVE-2006-4096 is a none vulnerability published on September 6, 2006. 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 a flood of recursive queries, which cause an INSIST failure when the response is received after the recursion queue is empty.

When was CVE-2006-4096 disclosed?

CVE-2006-4096 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 6, 2006, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2006-4096 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4096 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2006-4096?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2006-4096, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2006-4096

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