CVE-2011-1002

N/A Unknown
Published: February 22, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://avahi.org/ticket/325
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://git.0pointer.de/?p=avahi.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=46109dfec75534fe270c0ab902576f685d5ab3a6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055858.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/18/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/18/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/70948
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43361
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43465
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43605
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43673
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/44131
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1084-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2174
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:037
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:040
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0436.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0779.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46446
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0448
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0499
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0511
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0565
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0601
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0670
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0969
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/cve-2011-1002-avahi-daemon-remote-denial-of-service/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667187
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65524
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65525
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://avahi.org/ticket/325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://git.0pointer.de/?p=avahi.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=46109dfec75534fe270c0ab902576f685d5ab3a6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055858.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/18/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/18/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/70948
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43361
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43465
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43605
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43673
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/44131
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1084-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0436.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0779.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46446
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0448
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0499
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0511
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0565
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0601
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0670
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0969
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/cve-2011-1002-avahi-daemon-remote-denial-of-service/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667187
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65524
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65525
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

62 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
29.4%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-835

Affected Vendors

canonical avahi fedoraproject debian redhat

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