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.
Se encontró un fallo en avahi versión 0.8-5. Una aserción alcanzable está presente en la función avahi_s_host_name_resolver_start que permite a un atacante local bloquear el servicio avahi requiriendo resoluciones de nombre de host a través del socket avahi o métodos dbus para nombres de host no válidos. La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es la disponibilidad del servicio
A flaw was found in avahi. 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.
