Vulnerability in Avahi

CVE-2023-38472

A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_rdata_parse() function.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Avahi
Fedora
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
N/a Avahi

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion

Public proof-of-concept exploits

adegoodyer/kubernetes-admin-toolkit

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38472?: CVE-2023-38472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avahi, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-38472?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38472 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.