CVE-2008-5081

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 71.17% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33220 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/14/1 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33279 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9987 vdb entry signature
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-696-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1690 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32825 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7520 exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-11.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33153 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33475 third party advisory
http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.24

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5081?
CVE-2008-5081 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5081?
To fix CVE-2008-5081, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5081 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5081 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~71% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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