DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5081

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5081

    Published: 17 Dec 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-5081

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5081

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: avahi

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/avahi?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.23-3

    Affected versions

    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
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