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CVE-2009-0758

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2009-03-03 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function in avahi-core/server.c in avahi-daemon 0.6.23 does not account for the network byte order of a port number when processing incoming multicast packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network bandwidth and CPU consumption) via a crafted legacy unicast mDNS query packet that triggers a multicast packet storm.

Affected Platforms

Avahi Avahi-Daemon

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References