CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0989

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

tcpdump before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain ISAKMP packets.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt tcpdump's operation, potentially leading to a loss of network traffic monitoring capabilities.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade tcpdump to version 3.8.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

tcpdump before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain ISAKMP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0057.

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