CVE-2023-1981

MEDIUM EPSS 31.0%
Published May 26, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 26, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call, causing the avahi daemon to crash.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
31.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
avahiavahi0.7-20any
fedoraprojectfedora37any
redhatenterprise_linux6.0any
redhatenterprise_linux7.0any
redhatenterprise_linux8.0any
redhatenterprise_linux9.0any

References 4

  • access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1981
    Third Party Advisory
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185911
    Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/375
    ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00011.html

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.