CVE-2021-3468 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-3468 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 02/06/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: avahi
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-3468 Description

A flaw was found in avahi in versions 0.6 up to 0.8. The event used to signal the termination of the client connection on the avahi Unix socket is not correctly handled in the client_work function, allowing a local attacker to trigger an infinite loop. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the availability of the avahi service, which becomes unresponsive after this flaw is triggered.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-835
CWE Name: CWE-835
Source: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).