CVE-2008-5081

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductAvahi
PublishedDec 17, 2008
First seenDec 17, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
avahi avahiv ≤ 0.6.23, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.6.5, 0.6.6, 0.6.7, 0.6.8, 0.6.9, 0.6.10, 0.6.11, 0.6.12, 0.6.13, 0.6.14, 0.6.15, 0.6.16, 0.6.17, 0.6.18, 0.6.19, 0.6.20, 0.6.21, 0.6.22—

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