CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0093

MEDIUMEPSS 78th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
tcpdumpDebian
Fixed in:3.7.1-1CVE-2003-0093
Fixed in:3.7.1-1CVE-2003-0093
Fixed in:3.7.1-1CVE-2003-0093
Fixed in:3.7.1-1CVE-2003-0093

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days
78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

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