Avahi Multicast DNS Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:32825

Info

Avahi Multicast DNS Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32825
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-5081
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 12 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:35AM
Credit: Hugo Dias
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 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Pardus Linux 2008 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Gentoo Linux
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 0.6.23
Avahi Avahi 0.6.20
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
Not Vulnerable: Avahi Avahi 0.6.24

Discussion

Avahi Multicast DNS Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Avahi is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing multicast DNS data.

A remote attacker may exploit this issue to terminate the application, denying further service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to Avahi 0.6.24 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Avahi Multicast DNS Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use standard tools to exploit this issue.

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

Avahi Multicast DNS Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

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

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

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

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

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

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

References

Avahi Multicast DNS Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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