Bug 251315

Summary:	net-dns/avahi <0.6.24 mDNS port 0 DoS (CVE-2008-5081)
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) <rbu>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-12-17 15:37:54 UTC

CVE-2008-5081 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=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 packet with a source port of 0, which triggers an assertion
  failure.

Comment 1 Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-12-17 15:38:25 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 250913 ***