CVE-2008-5081

NameCVE-2008-5081
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1690-1, DTSA-189-1
Debian Bugs508700

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
avahi (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)0.6.31-5+deb8u2fixed
stretch (security)0.6.32-2+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch0.6.32-2+deb9u2fixed
buster0.7-4+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)0.7-4+deb10u3fixed
bullseye0.8-5+deb11u2fixed
bookworm0.8-10fixed
sid, trixie0.8-13fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
avahisourceetch0.6.16-3etch2DSA-1690-1
avahisourcelenny0.6.22-3+lenny1DTSA-189-1
avahisource(unstable)0.6.23-3low508700
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