vendor:
tcpdump
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
N/A
CWE
Product Name: tcpdump
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2002
tcpdump Denial of Service Vulnerability
It has been reported that tcpdump is vulnerable to a denial of Service when some packet types are received. By sending a maliciously formatted packet to a system using a vulnerable version of tcpdump, it is possible for a remote user to cause tcpdump to ignore network traffic from the time the packet is received until the application is terminated and restarted.
Mitigation:
Restarting the application should resolve the issue.
