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CVE-1999-10241 exploit

ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, which cause…

Published 25 y ago · modified 42 d ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, which causes an infinite loop and core dump when tcpdump prints the packet.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.91% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-19251 tcpdump 3.4 - Protocol Four / Zero Header Length · remote · 1999-06-16

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/313 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=92955903802773&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=92963447601748&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=92989907627051&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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