CVE-2010-2244

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2244
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-08 12:54:47 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.16 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.25 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'Re: [oss-security] CVE Request: avahi DoS' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
oss-security - CVE Request: avahi DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:204 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Avahi Multicast DNS Packet Processing Error in AvahiDnsPacket() Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: avahi-0.6.25-7.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: avahi-0.6.25-7.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 607293 – CVE-2010-2244 avahi: assertion failure after receiving a packet with corrupted checksum af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2086-1 avahi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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