CVE-2024-52616
Avahi-daemon Predictable DNS Transaction ID Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 21, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 14, 2025, 12:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-52616 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2024-52616.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-52616 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Cyber Security News
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-52616 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7437 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-334 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52616 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2326429
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-52616 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-52616
weaknesses.