Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5081
Public exploit exists!
The 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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5081
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 95.38%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
Metasploit modules for CVE-2008-5081
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Avahi Source Port 0 DoS
Disclosure Date: 2008-11-14First seen: 2020-04-26auxiliary/dos/mdns/avahi_portzeroAvahi-daemon versions prior to 0.6.24 can be DoS'd with an mDNS packet with a source port of 0. Authors: - kris katterjohn <katterjohn@gmail.com>
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5081
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-5081
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-5081
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/14/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-696-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1690
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7520
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http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.24
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9987
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:003 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32825
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-11.xml
Products affected by CVE-2008-5081
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*