CVE-2010-2244

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    CVE-2010-2244

    Published: 8 Jul 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2086, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:204, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607293, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043800.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043820.html, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127748459505200&w=2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/4, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024200

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High