{"cve":"CVE-2008-5081","nvd":{"published":"2008-12-17T02:30:00.187","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:13.163","status":"Modified","description":"The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function (avahi-core/server.c) in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mDNS packet with a source port of 0, which triggers an assertion failure.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.24","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/33153","http://secunia.com/advisories/33220","http://secunia.com/advisories/33279"],"products":["avahi:avahi"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5081","score":0.59223,"percentile":0.99117,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}