The tcpdump package in the Debian Security Advisory DSA 261-1 is vulnerable to an infinite loop caused by a specially crafted RADIUS network packet. Upgrade recommended
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
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![]() | CVE-2003-0093 | 1 Sep 200404:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CAN-2003-0093 | 6 Aug 202410:41 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2003-0145 | 1 Sep 200404:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2003-0093 | 3 Mar 200305:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | CVE-2003-0145 | 31 Mar 200305:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | CVE-2003-0093 | 1 Sep 200404:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | CVE-2003-0145 | 1 Sep 200404:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 261-1 (tcpdump) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | CVE-2003-0093 | 3 Mar 200305:00 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2003-0145 | 31 Mar 200305:00 | – | osv |
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secure1 | www.secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53333");
script_version("2023-07-19T05:05:15+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-19 05:05:15 +0000 (Wed, 19 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:28:10 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0093");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 261-1 (tcpdump)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB3\.0");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20261-1");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A problem has been discovered in tcpdump, a powerful tool for network
monitoring and data acquisition. An attacker is able to send a
specially crafted RADIUS network packet which causes tcpdump to enter
an infinite loop.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been
fixed in version 3.6.2-2.4.
The old stable distribution (potato) does not seem to be affected
by this problem.
The unstable distribution (sid) is not affected by this problem anymore.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"We recommend that you upgrade your tcpdump package.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to tcpdump
announced via advisory DSA 261-1.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"tcpdump", ver:"3.6.2-2.4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
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