Avahi Empty TXT Data Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:24614

Info

Avahi Empty TXT Data Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24614
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2007-3372
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 25 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 29 2008 10:32PM
Credit: Emanuele Aina is credited with discovering this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86-64
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86
SuSE Linux 10.1 ppc
SuSE Linux 10.0 x86-64
SuSE Linux 10.0 x86
SuSE Linux 10.0 ppc
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
Foresight Linux Foresight Linux 1.1
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Avahi Avahi 0.6.16
Avahi Avahi 0.6.15
Avahi Avahi 0.6.13
Avahi Avahi 0.6.11
Avahi Avahi 0.6.10
Avahi Avahi 0.6.9
Avahi Avahi 0.6.8
Avahi Avahi 0.6.7
Avahi Avahi 0.5.2
Not Vulnerable: Avahi Avahi 0.6.20

Discussion

Avahi Empty TXT Data Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Avahi is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

A local attacker may exploit this issue to cause the application to crash, denying further service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to Avahi 0.6.20 are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Avahi Empty TXT Data Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for these issues. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

Avahi Empty TXT Data Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Avahi 0.6.20 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 m68k

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386

Debian Linux 4.0 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 4.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 s/390

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 alpha

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386

Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

Avahi Avahi 0.5.2

Avahi Avahi 0.6.10

Avahi Avahi 0.6.11

Avahi Avahi 0.6.13

Avahi Avahi 0.6.15

Avahi Avahi 0.6.16

Avahi Avahi 0.6.7

Avahi Avahi 0.6.8

Avahi Avahi 0.6.9

References

Avahi Empty TXT Data Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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