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CVE-2008-5081
The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function (avahi-core/server.c) in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.24 allows remote…
Medium5.0EPSS 59.2%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 59.2% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- 33220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081214 Avahi daemon DoS (CVE-2008-5081) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 33279 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9987 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-696-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-1690 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 32825 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 7520 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- GLSA-200901-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 33153 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33475 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.24 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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