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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 59.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-12-17 02:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-11-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 422301d3f989b310091efa785ce5e2d88c4522c93936955af3653b4bc59b2b9a
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com33220http://secunia.com/advisories/33220
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081214 Avahi daemon DoS (CVE-2008-5081)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/14/1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:003http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- secunia.com33279http://secunia.com/advisories/33279
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9987https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9987
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-696-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-696-1
- www.debian.orgDSA-1690http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1690
- www.securityfocus.com32825http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32825
- www.exploit-db.com7520https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7520
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200901-11http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-11.xml
- secunia.com33153http://secunia.com/advisories/33153
- secunia.com33475http://secunia.com/advisories/33475
- avahi.orghttp://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.24
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- avahi Fixed in 0.6.23-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- avahi Fixed in 0.6.23-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- avahi Fixed in 0.6.23-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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