VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1002

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability29.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-02-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an empty mDNS (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6 UDP packet to port 5353. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-2244.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Primary references