CVE-2021-3502

A flaw was found in avahi 0.8-5. A reachable assertion is present in avahi_s_host_name_resolver_start function allowing a local attacker to crash the avahi service by requesting hostname resolutions through the avahi socket or dbus methods for invalid hostnames. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the service availability.
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/338 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946914 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.8-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-05-07 05:15

Updated : 2021-05-17 10:30


NVD link : CVE-2021-3502

Mitre link : CVE-2021-3502


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CWE
CWE-617

Reachable Assertion

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Products Affected

avahi

  • avahi