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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3502

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3502 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

A flaw was found in avahi 0.8-5. A reachable assertion is present in avahi_s_host_name_resolver_start function allowing a local attacker to crash the avahi service by requesting hostname resolutions through the avahi socket or dbus methods for invalid hostnames. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the service availability.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14avahi0
Debian:12avahi0
Debian:13avahi0

Timeline

  • May 7, 2021 CVE Published
  • Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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