CVE-2003-0108 (GCVE-0-2003-0108)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-09-01 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 01:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
isakmp_sub_print in tcpdump 3.6 through 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed ISAKMP packet to UDP port 500, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
12 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.idefense.com/advisory/02.27.03.txt | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104678787109030&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?n… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6974 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-214.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-255 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104637420104189&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-085.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-032.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11434.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
Date Public
2003-02-27 00:00
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