Vulnerability in Avahi

CVE-2010-2244

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

EPSS: 0.026 (84.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Avahi — versions 0.6.16, 0.6.25
  • N/a — versions n/a

References