Origin Validation Error Affecting avahi package, versions <0.7-5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    5.67% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-AVAHI-1541693
  • published 1 May 2017
  • disclosed 1 May 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 avahi to version 0.7-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream avahi package and not the avahi package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

avahi-daemon in Avahi through 0.6.32 and 0.7 inadvertently responds to IPv6 unicast queries with source addresses that are not on-link, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) and may cause information leakage by obtaining potentially sensitive information from the responding device via port-5353 UDP packets. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2015-2809.