CVE-2001-1279
Buffer overflow in print-rx.c of tcpdump 3.x (probably 3.6x) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via AFS RPC packets with invalid lengths that trigger an integer signedness error, a different…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in print-rx.c of tcpdump 3.x (probably 3.6x) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via AFS RPC packets with invalid lengths that trigger an integer signedness error, a different vulnerability than CVE-2000-1026.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.78% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- lbl/tcpdump
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-025.0.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:48.tcpdump.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000480
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7006.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797201Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-032.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-089.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3065
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-025.0.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:48.tcpdump.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000480
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7006.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797201Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-032.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-089.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3065
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.