Vulnerability in Avahi
CVE-2011-1002
avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an empty mDNS (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6 UDP packet to port 5353. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-2244.
EPSS: 0.294 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Avahi — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 8.04, 9.10, 10.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 15
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1002?
- CVE-2011-1002 is a vulnerability in Avahi, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). Published 2011-02-22.
- Is CVE-2011-1002 known to be exploited?
- 21 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.