CVE-2011-1002 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Avahi versions prior to 0.6.29, affecting various Linux distributions including Avahi, Canonical, Debian, FedoraProject, and Red Hat. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop by sending empty mDNS IPv4 or IPv6 UDP packets to port 5353. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.6.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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