Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69144
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-1084-1 (avahi)
Summary:	Ubuntu USN-1084-1 (avahi)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to avahi announced via advisory USN-1084-1. Details follow: It was discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled empty UDP packets. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted packet and cause Avahi to hang, resulting in a denial of service. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libavahi-core5 0.6.22-2ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 9.10: libavahi-core6 0.6.25-1ubuntu5.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libavahi-core6 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2 Ubuntu 10.10: libavahi-core7 0.6.27-2ubuntu3.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1084-1 Risk factor : Medium
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1002 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/18/1 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/18/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/9 http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/cve-2011-1002-avahi-daemon-remote-denial-of-service/ Debian Security Information: DSA-2174 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2174 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055858.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:037 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:040 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0436.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0779.html http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1084-1 BugTraq ID: 46446 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46446 http://osvdb.org/70948 http://secunia.com/advisories/43361 http://secunia.com/advisories/43465 http://secunia.com/advisories/43605 http://secunia.com/advisories/43673 http://secunia.com/advisories/44131 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0448 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0499 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0511 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0565 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0601 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0670 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0969 XForce ISS Database: avahi-udp-dos(65524) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/65524 XForce ISS Database: avahi-udp-packet-dos(65525) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/65525
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