CVE-2021-3502

2021-05-0711:46:21

CWE-617

redhat

www.cve.org

avahi

service availability

vulnerability

AI Score

5.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "avahi",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0.8-5"
      }
    ]
  }
]