CVE-2023-38473

A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_alternative_host_name() function.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 24% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-28)

CWE

CWE-617

Published

2023-11-02

Modified

2026-10-28

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-28

Affected

• avahi:avahi
• redhat:enterprise_linux

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38473
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191694
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38473
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191694
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00011.html

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