CVE-2023-1981

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: May 26, 2023 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call, causing the avahi daemon to crash.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1981

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185911

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/375

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1981

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185911

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/375

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00011.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

5.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

2th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400 CWE-400

Affected Vendors

redhat fedoraproject avahi

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