CentOS 4 : tcpdump (CESA-2005:505)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21942

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated tcpdump packages that fix a security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Tcpdump is a command line tool for monitoring network traffic.

A denial of service bug was found in tcpdump during the processing of certain network packets. It is possible for an attacker to inject a carefully crafted packet onto the network, crashing a running tcpdump session. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1267 to this issue.

Users of tcpdump are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported security patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected tcpdump packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21942

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-505.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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: cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:arpwatch, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tcpdump, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpcap

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1267

RHSA: 2005:505

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