avahi DBus denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in avahi. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DBus. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-1981. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in avahi (version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component DBus. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 04/14/2023. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-1981 since 04/11/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212178 (Debian dla-3990 : avahi-autoipd - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (212178) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-24161). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212178
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3990 : avahi-autoipd - security update

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/11/2023 🔍
04/14/2023 +3 days 🔍
04/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/13/2025 +852 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-1981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225946
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2023 11:25
Updated: 08/13/2025 14:31
Changes: 04/14/2023 11:25 (36), 12/09/2024 19:40 (17), 01/16/2025 02:12 (21), 08/13/2025 14:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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