CVE-2011-0634: Medium severity avahi autoip daemon vulnerability

Published Jan 4, 2011
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Updated

REJECT DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2011-1002. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2011-1002. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2011-1002 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

Other sources

Description of problem:

If a NULL UDP packet is sent to the avahi port 5353 it triggers and infinite loop with all the expected goodies, 100% CPU usage and DOS of avahi. This is due to the fix for bug 607297 ( https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=607297 ). You can re-open that bug and fix it with something that clears the null message from the socket before going to fail or you can keep this as a separate bug.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

all versions of avahi >0.6.24

Steps to Reproduce: Send a null UDP packet to avahi on port 5353. I personally use Scapy but anything will work.

Actual results: Infinite loop.

Expected results: Packet discarded.

Additional info: In avahirecvdnspacketipv4 the bug fix: if (!ms) goto fail; Doesn't clear out a Null message from the socket before returning. This is reason for the infinite loop.

Red Hat

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2011-1002. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2011-1002. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2011-1002 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage

Affected Software

1 affected component
Avahi Avahi>0.6.24

Event History

Jan 4, 2011
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:56 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 22, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Rejected
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
07:00 PM
Description
Sep 17, 2024
Rejected
via MITRE·01:01 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0634?

CVE-2011-0634 is considered a duplicate entry and should be referenced as CVE-2011-1002 for severity details.

2

How do I fix CVE-2011-0634?

Since CVE-2011-0634 is a duplicate, refer to the remediation steps for CVE-2011-1002.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2011-0634?

CVE-2011-0634 affects the Avahi library, specifically versions earlier than 0.6.24.

4

Why should I not use CVE-2011-0634?

CVE-2011-0634 has been marked as a reject and is a duplicate of CVE-2011-1002, which contains the relevant information.

5

Is there any public information available on CVE-2011-0634?

Public descriptions and references for CVE-2011-0634 have been removed; please consult CVE-2011-1002 for relevant details.

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