CVE-2008-5081 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 59.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 59.22% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| avahi | avahi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Avahi < 0.6.24 - mDNS Daemon Remote Denial of Service | 2008-12-19 |
References
- http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.24
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33153
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33475
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-11.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1690
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/14/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32825
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-696-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9987
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7520
- http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.24
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33153
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33475
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-11.xml
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