{
    "id": "CVE-2008-5081",
    "published": "2008-12-17 02:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:59:13",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-399",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.59223",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99088",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:16:27",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "avahi",
            "product": "avahi"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7520",
            "title": "Avahi < 0.6.24 - mDNS Daemon Remote Denial of Service",
            "date": "2008-12-19",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7520"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}