CVE-2009-0758 (GCVE-0-2009-0758)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-03 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 04:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2086 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=517683 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33946 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38420 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2009-03-02 00:00
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