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CVE-2021-3502

Summary
Assigner-redhat
Assigner Org ID-53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Published At-07 May, 2021 | 11:46
Updated At-03 Aug, 2024 | 16:53
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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Assigner:redhat
Assigner Org ID:53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Published At:07 May, 2021 | 11:46
Updated At:03 Aug, 2024 | 16:53
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products
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avahi
Versions
Affected
  • 0.8-5
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-617CWE-617->CWE-476
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-617
Description: CWE-617->CWE-476
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946914
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https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/338
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Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946914
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/338
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946914
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https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/338
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Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946914
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/338
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:secalert@redhat.com
Published At:07 May, 2021 | 12:15
Updated At:07 Nov, 2023 | 03:38

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.

CISA Catalog
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TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.15.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary2.02.1LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 2.1
Base severity: LOW
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches

avahi
avahi
>>avahi>>0.8-5
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.8-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-617Primarysecalert@redhat.com
CWE ID: CWE-617
Type: Primary
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946914secalert@redhat.com
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https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/338secalert@redhat.com
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Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946914
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/338
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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