#VU116005 Use of insufficiently random values in Avahi - CVE-2024-52615

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#VU116005 Use of insufficiently random values in Avahi - CVE-2024-52615

Published: September 22, 2025 / Updated: April 9, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116005
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52615
CWE-ID: CWE-330
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Avahi
Software vendor:
avahi.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DNS spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the application relies on fixed source ports for wide-area DNS queries. A remote attacker can guess the port used to initiate the DNS query and perform spoofing attack. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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