This host is installed with Avahi and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.

Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute malicious arbitrary code or cause denial of service. Impact Level: System/Application

Upgrade to the latest version 0.6.24 or later, http://avahi.org/download

This flaw is caused when processing multicast DNS data which causes the application to crash.

Avahi version prior to 0.6.24 on all Linux platforms.

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/14/1

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Updated on 2017-03-28