Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Avahi | Avahi | <= 0.6.28 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 15 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://avahi.org/ticket/325Broken Link
- http://git.0pointer.de/?p=avahi.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=46109dfec75534fe270c0ab902576Broken Link
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055858.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/18/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/18/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/70948Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43361Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43465Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43605Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43673Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44131Broken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1084-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2174Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:037Broken Link
FAQ
What is CVE-2011-1002?
CVE-2011-1002 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). 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: t...
How severe is CVE-2011-1002?
CVE-2011-1002 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2011-1002?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Avahi Avahi, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.