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3.6

Avahi can stop working due to local name conflicts

CVE-2006-2288 · published 20 years ago
Summary

The Avahi service that handles local network name discovery can be forced to stop responding when a user on the same machine creates a conflicting name. This may interrupt local device discovery on your network. Upgrade Avahi to version 0.6.10 or later to prevent the issue.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
avahi avahi 0.6.7
0.6.8
0.6.9
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Avahi before 0.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (mDNS/DNS-SD service disconnect) via unspecified mDNS name conflicts.
Avahi before 0.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (mDNS/DNS-SD service disconnect) via unspecified mDNS name conflicts.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
3.6 Low
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Timeline
Published10 May 2006
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2006-2288 · NVD
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