CVE-2024-52616

A flaw was found in the Avahi-daemon, where it initializes DNS transaction IDs randomly only once at startup, incrementing them sequentially after that. This predictable behavior facilitates DNS spoofing attacks, allowing attackers to guess transaction IDs.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
redhatCNA
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 25%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
avahi
bullseye
postponed
trixie
no-dsa
bookworm
no-dsa
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
avahi
questing
deferred
plucky
deferred
oracular
ignored
noble
deferred
jammy
deferred
focal
deferred
bionic
deferred
xenial
deferred
trusty
needs-triage
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7437
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52616
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2326429