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CVE-2011-1002

MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an empty mDNS (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6 UDP packet to port 5353. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-2244.

How to fix

Remediation Available
avahiDebian
Fixed in:0.6.28-4CVE-2011-1002
Fixed in:0.6.28-4CVE-2011-1002
Fixed in:0.6.28-4CVE-2011-1002
Fixed in:0.6.28-4CVE-2011-1002

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

29.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days
98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

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