CVE-2004-0184
MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Integer underflow in the isakmp_id_print for TCPDUMP 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ISAKMP packet with an Identification payload with a length that becomes less than 8 during byte order conversion, which causes an out-of-bounds read, as demonstrated by the Striker ISAKMP Protocol Test Suite.
How to fix
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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
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-0160 | High | 7.5 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2025-5777 | High | 7.5 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2021-4034 | High | 7.8 | 95% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2020-8794 | Critical | 9.8 | 89% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-49285 | High | 8.6 | 89% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-21769 | High | 7.5 | 89% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2004-0184?
Upgrade tcpdump on debian 11 to 3.7.2-4 or later.
Is CVE-2004-0184 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2004-0184 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 60.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2004-0184?
CVE-2004-0184 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2004-0184 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for tcpdump (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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