Vulnerability in Avahi
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 triggers an assertion failure.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.592 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.592 · newest: 0.592 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Avahi — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/33220 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/14/1 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33279 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9987 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-696-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1690 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32825 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7520 (exploit)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-11.xml (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-5081?
- CVE-2008-5081 is a vulnerability in Avahi, classified under CWE-399. 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.