CVE-2011-1002

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1002
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-22 19:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionavahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an empty mDNS (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6 UDP packet to port 5353. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-2244.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-835 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Avahi Avahi 0.1 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.2 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.3 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.4 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.5 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.5.1 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.5.2 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.1 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.10 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.11 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.12 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.13 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.14 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.15 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.16 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.17 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.18 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.19 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.2 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.20 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.21 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.22 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.23 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.24 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.25 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.26 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.27 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.3 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.4 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.5 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.6 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.7 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.8 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi 0.6.9 All All All
Application Avahi Avahi All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 15 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Avahi 'avahi-core/socket.c' NULL UDP Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
USN-1084-1: avahi vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Not Applicable
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:040 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Red Hat update for avahi - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SUSE update for avahi - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Ubuntu update for avahi - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
oss-security - CVE request: avahi daemon remote denial of service by sending NULL UDP af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 667187 – CVE-2011-1002 avahi: daemon infinite loop triggered by an empty UDP packet (CVE-2010-2244 fix regression) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisories | Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
CVE-2011-1002: Avahi Daemon Remote Denial of Service « xorl %eax, %eax af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xorl.wordpress.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: avahi daemon remote denial of service by sending NULL UDP af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
git.0pointer.de Git - avahi.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.0pointer.de Broken Link
osvdb.org/70948 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2174-1 avahi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Avahi Empty UDP Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: avahi-0.6.29-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Debian update for avahi - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
#325 (Null UDP packet causes DOS) – Avahi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 avahi.org Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
oss-security - Re: CVE request: avahi daemon remote denial of service by sending NULL UDP af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
git.0pointer.de Git - avahi.git/commit MITRE git.0pointer.de
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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