VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5081
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability59.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-17
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function (avahi-core/server.c) in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mDNS packet with a source port of 0, which triggers an assertion failure.