5.0med

CVE-2003-0093

The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet w…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • debian.org /security/2003/dsa-261 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-033.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • mandrakesoft.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:027 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=81585 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-214.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/11324 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-032.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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