CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1024

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, leading to an infinite loop and core dump when tcpdump prints the packet.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of Tcpdump, potentially leading to loss of availability of the network traffic monitoring tool.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Tcpdump to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, which causes an infinite loop and core dump when tcpdump prints the packet.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS