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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in avahi up to 0.6.15. This issue affects the function consume_labels. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The consume_labels function in avahi-core/dns.c in Avahi before 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted compressed DNS response with a label that points to itself.

The weakness was published 12/31/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at avahi.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6870. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24620 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : avahi (MDKSA-2007:003)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.6.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31403) and Tenable (24620).

Productinfo

Name

• avahi

Version

• 0.6.7
• 0.6.8
• 0.6.9
• 0.6.10
• 0.6.11
• 0.6.12
• 0.6.13
• 0.6.14
• 0.6.15

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 24620
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : avahi (MDKSA-2007:003)
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OpenVAS ID: 861059
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: avahi 0.6.16

Timelineinfo

12/29/2006 🔍
12/31/2006 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2006 +0 days 🔍
01/05/2007 +5 days 🔍
01/23/2007 +18 days 🔍
02/18/2007 +26 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2944 days 🔍
12/22/2016 +651 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: avahi.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6870 (🔍)
X-Force: 31403
Vulnerability Center: 14137 - Avahi Denial of Service via Compressed DNS Response, Medium
SecurityFocus: 21881 - Avahi Compressed DNS Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 23660

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 12/22/2016 09:33
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (60), 12/22/2016 09:33 (8)
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