# CVE-2007-3372: The Avahi daemon in Avahi before 0.6.20 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (exit) via empty TXT data over D-Bus, which triggers a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Avahi daemon in Avahi before 0.6.20 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (exit) via empty TXT data over D-Bus, which triggers an assert error.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33220
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472443/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33279
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24614
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2317
- http://osvdb.org/37507
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25811
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:185
- http://avahi.org/changeset/1482
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-696-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1690
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26791
- http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.20
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35036

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