CVE-2010-2244
The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- avahi/avahi
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043800.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043820.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127748459505200&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2086
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:204
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024200
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607293
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043800.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043820.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127748459505200&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2086
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:204
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024200
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607293
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.