CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-0758

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl
7.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function in avahi-core/server.c in avahi-daemon 0.6.23 does not account for the network byte order of a port number when processing incoming multicast packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network bandwidth and CPU consumption) via a crafted legacy unicast mDNS query packet that triggers a multicast packet storm.

How to fix

Remediation Available
avahiDebian
Fixed in:0.6.24-3CVE-2009-0758
Fixed in:0.6.24-3CVE-2009-0758
Fixed in:0.6.24-3CVE-2009-0758
Fixed in:0.6.24-3CVE-2009-0758

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days
79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2009-2526High7.882%--
CVE-2015-1868High7.882%-Fix
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