Reachable Assertion in Avahi - CVE-2023-38469
Published: August 9, 2023 / Updated: November 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79306
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38469
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: avahi.org
Affected software:
Avahi
Avahi
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion within the avahi_dns_packet_append_record() function. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38469
Install update from vendor's website.