Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Avahi Daemon
CVE-2011-1002

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Avahi

Status
Avahi
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 February 2011

What is CVE-2011-1002?

The Avahi Daemon is susceptible to a Remote Denial of Service vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger an infinite loop by sending empty mDNS UDP packets over IPv4 or IPv6 to port 5353. This flaw arises from an inadequately addressed prior issue, resulting in potential service disruption and unavailability.

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References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0779.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65525
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/9
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EPSS Score

71% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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