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Debian DSA-425-1 : tcpdump - multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 15262
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in tcpdump, a tool for inspecting network traffic. If a vulnerable version of tcpdump attempted to examine a maliciously constructed packet, a number of buffer overflows could be exploited to crash tcpdump, or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the tcpdump process.- CAN-2003-1029 - infinite loop and memory consumption in processing L2TP packets
- CAN-2003-0989, CAN-2004-0057 - infinite loops in processing ISAKMP packets
- CAN-2004-0055 - segmentation fault caused by a RADIUS attribute with a large length value
Solution
For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 3.6.2-2.7.We recommend that you update your tcpdump package.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 15262
File Name: debian_DSA-425.nasl
Version: 1.29
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 9/29/2004
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2003-0989, CVE-2003-1029, CVE-2004-0055, CVE-2004-0057