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 tri…
EPSS: 0.592 (99.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Avahi — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
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.