CVE-2009-0758

NameCVE-2009-0758
DescriptionThe originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function in avahi-core/server.c in avahi-daemon 0.6.23 does not account for the network byte order of a port number when processing incoming multicast packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network bandwidth and CPU consumption) via a crafted legacy unicast mDNS query packet that triggers a multicast packet storm.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2086-1
Debian Bugs517683

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
avahi (PTS)bullseye0.8-5+deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)0.8-5+deb11u3fixed
bookworm0.8-10fixed
sid, trixie0.8-15fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
avahisourcelenny0.6.23-3lenny2DSA-2086-1
avahisource(unstable)0.6.24-3low517683

Notes

[etch] - avahi <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
reflector is off by default

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