CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-2244

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
avahiDebian
Fixed in:0.6.26-1CVE-2010-2244
Fixed in:0.6.26-1CVE-2010-2244
Fixed in:0.6.26-1CVE-2010-2244
Fixed in:0.6.26-1CVE-2010-2244

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

2.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

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