CVE-2010-2244

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.30% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127748459505200&w=2	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/4	mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043800.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607293
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:204	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024200	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2086	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043820.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2244?: CVE-2010-2244 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2244?: To fix CVE-2010-2244, 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-2010-2244 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-2244 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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