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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-0093

The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.97%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
1.97% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
lbl/tcpdump
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.