Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | avahi vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-1084-1 | First vendor Publication | 2011-03-07 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2011-03-07 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Ubuntu 10.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: Ubuntu 9.10: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: Ubuntu 10.10: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled empty UDP packets. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted packet and cause Avahi to hang, resulting in a denial of service. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1084-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12564 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12564 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2174-1 avahi -- denial of service | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that avahi, an implementation of the zeroconf protocol, can be crashed remotely by a single UDP packet, which may result in a denial of service. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2174-1 CVE-2011-1002 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0 | Product(s): | avahi |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-07-30 | Name : CentOS Update for avahi CESA-2011:0436 centos5 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_0436_avahi_centos5_x86_64.nasl |
| 2012-06-06 | Name : RedHat Update for avahi RHSA-2011:0779-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_0779-01_avahi.nasl |
| 2012-02-12 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201110-17 (avahi) File : nvt/glsa_201110_17.nasl |
| 2011-09-12 | Name : Fedora Update for avahi FEDORA-2011-11588 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_11588_avahi_fc14.nasl |
| 2011-08-09 | Name : CentOS Update for avahi CESA-2011:0436 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_0436_avahi_centos5_i386.nasl |
| 2011-05-12 | Name : avahi -- denial of service File : nvt/freebsd_avahi.nasl |
| 2011-04-19 | Name : RedHat Update for avahi RHSA-2011:0436-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_0436-01_avahi.nasl |
| 2011-03-15 | Name : Ubuntu Update for avahi vulnerability USN-1084-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1084_1.nasl |
| 2011-03-09 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2174-1 (avahi) File : nvt/deb_2174_1.nasl |
| 2011-03-07 | Name : Mandriva Update for pango MDVSA-2011:040 (pango) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2011_040.nasl |
| 2011-02-28 | Name : Mandriva Update for avahi MDVSA-2011:037 (avahi) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2011_037.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 70948 | Avahi avahi-core/socket.c Empty UDP Packet Remote DoS Avahi contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when 'avahi-core/socket.c' in 'avahi-daemon' fails to properly handle empty IPv4 or IPv6 UDP packets sent to port 5353, allowing a remote attacker to cause an infinite loop which will trigger a denial of service. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_avahi-110228.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0436.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20110412_avahi_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20110519_avahi_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-10-24 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201110-17.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-09-12 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-11588.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-05-20 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2011-0779.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-05-05 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_avahi-110228.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-04-15 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2011-0436.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-04-13 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2011-0436.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-3033.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-15 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_8b986a054dbe11e08b9a02e0184b8d35.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-08 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-1084-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-04 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2011-040.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-01 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2174.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-02-25 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2011-037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:58:23 |
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