What is CVE-2008-5081?

CVE-2008-5081 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2008-12-17.

Is CVE-2008-5081 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2008-5081

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 tri…

EPSS: 0.771 (99.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

33220 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
[oss-security] 20081214 Avahi daemon DoS (CVE-2008-5081) (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
SUSE-SR:2009:003 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
33279 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9987 (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
USN-696-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
DSA-1690 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
32825 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
7520 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
GLSA-200901-11 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5081?: CVE-2008-5081 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2008-12-17.
Is CVE-2008-5081 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.