Resource Management Errors Affecting avahi package, versions <0.6.24-3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.51% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-AVAHI-1541843
  • published3 Mar 2009
  • disclosed3 Mar 2009

Introduced: 3 Mar 2009

CVE-2009-0758  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 avahi to version 0.6.24-3 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.

The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function in avahi-core/server.c in avahi-daemon 0.6.23 does not account for the network byte order of a port number when processing incoming multicast packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network bandwidth and CPU consumption) via a crafted legacy unicast mDNS query packet that triggers a multicast packet storm.

CVSS Scores

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