CVE-2006-2288 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can disrupt mDNS/DNS-SD services by triggering name conflicts, causing a denial of service for Avahi users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2288?
CVE-2006-2288 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Avahi before 0.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (mDNS/DNS-SD service disconnect) via unspecified mDNS name conflicts.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2288?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avahi Avahi.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2288?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-2288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2288, GHSA-9jg7-rcr6-x7vx.