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CVE-2008-5081

The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function (avahi-core/server.c) in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.24 al

The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function (avahi-core/server.c) in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mDNS packet with a source port of 0, which triggers an assertion failure.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.77078
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

2
avahi<= 0.6.23
avahiall versions

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2

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5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD17 Dec 2008 · 02:30 AM

Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10363-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10643-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0528Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2009:0013Moderate
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