CVE-2017-6519

avahi: Multicast DNS responds to unicast queries outside of local network

Published May 1, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
avahi-daemon in Avahi through 0.6.32 and 0.7 inadvertently responds to IPv6 unicast queries with source addresses that are not on-link, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) and may cause information leakage by obtaining potentially sensitive information from the responding device via port-5353 UDP packets. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2015-2809.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15575 avahi-daemon in Avahi through 0.6.32 and 0.7 inadvertently responds to IPv6 unicast queries with source addresses that are not on-link, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) and may cause information leakage by obtaining potentially sensitive information from the responding device via port-5353 UDP packets. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2015-2809.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3876-1 Avahi vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3876-2 Avahi vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Dec 3, 2025, 9:57 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 1, 2017, 1:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:22 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 31, 2015, 12:00 AM