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Debian DSA-261-1 : tcpdump - infinite loop

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15098

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

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.

Solution

Upgrade the tcpdump package.

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.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-261

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15098

File Name: debian_DSA-261.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tcpdump, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0093, CVE-2003-0145

DSA: 261