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CVE-2010-2244

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25...

4.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2010-2244 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Avahi, published July 7, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.27%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in avahi 0.6.26-1.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.27%EPSS, 83rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
0.6.26-1avahi +35 more

Description

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

Exploit likelihood

2.27%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
avahi
Debian:12
before 0.6.26-1
0.6.26-1
avahi
Debian:13
before 0.6.26-1
0.6.26-1
avahi
Debian:14
before 0.6.26-1
0.6.26-1
avahi
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.6.23-3lenny2, plus listed versions
0.6.23-3lenny1
0.6.23-3lenny2
avahi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-howl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-glib-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
avahi-qt3-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-howl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-howl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-libdns_sd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-glib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-glib-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-qt3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-qt3-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-howl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-howl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-libdns_sd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-glib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-glib-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-qt3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-qt3-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
0:0.6.16-9.el5_5
avahi
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0.6.32-2.3
0.6.32-2.3

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

Record
CVE-2010-2244
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

Record
CVE-2010-2244
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2256No score

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

Record
EUVD-2010-2256
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxxg-j26r-33g8No score

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25...

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

Record
GHSA-vxxg-j26r-33g8
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

Record
CVE-2010-2244
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2244No score

The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2244
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10363-1No score

avahi-0.6.32-2.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the avahi-0.6.32-2.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10363-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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