Avahi DNS Response injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Avahi. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DNS Response Handler. Performing a manipulation results in injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-52615. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Avahi (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component DNS Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in Avahi-daemon, which relies on fixed source ports for wide-area DNS queries. This issue simplifies attacks where malicious DNS responses are injected.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-52615 since 11/15/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212338 (Amazon Linux 2023 : avahi, avahi-autoipd, avahi-compat-howl (ALAS2023-2024-771)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (212338), EUVD (EUVD-2024-46028) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3474). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source avahi
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 212338
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2023 : avahi, avahi-autoipd, avahi-compat-howl (ALAS2023-2024-771)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/15/2024 🔍
11/21/2024 +6 days 🔍
11/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/15/2026 +420 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-52615 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-52615
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-285699
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3474 - avahi: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien

Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2024 18:12
Updated: 01/15/2026 19:42
Changes: 11/21/2024 18:12 (50), 12/11/2024 17:34 (2), 07/21/2025 11:48 (13), 07/21/2025 16:46 (1), 09/24/2025 08:12 (7), 01/15/2026 19:42 (1)
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