VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0333
tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS packets in which a jump offset refers to itself, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop while decompressing the packet.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 7.58%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS packets in which a jump offset refers to itself, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop while decompressing the packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.58% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ethereal group/ethereal · lbl/tcpdump
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1165Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.SOL.4.10.10005021942380.2077-100000%40paranoia.pgci.ca
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1165Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.SOL.4.10.10005021942380.2077-100000%40paranoia.pgci.ca
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.