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CVE-2008-5081

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2008-12-17 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Avahi Avahi

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References