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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5081

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5081 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14avahi0, 0, 0
Debian:11avahi0, 0, 0
Debian:13avahi0, 0, 0
Debian:12avahi0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Dec 17, 2008 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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