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CVE-2008-5081

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 59.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 59.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-5081
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
59.22%

Original NVD 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.