CVE-2003-0989

Published Feb 17, 2004 redhat

Overview

CVE-2003-0989 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting redhat tcpdump. It was published on February 17, 2004.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update tcpdump to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
redhat	tcpdump	0	Affected

References

Ref ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-008.0.txt Ref ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.9/SCOSA-2004.9.txt Ref ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc Ref ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc Ref lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html Ref lwn.net/Alerts/66445/ Ref lwn.net/Alerts/66805/ Ref marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107577418225627&w=2 Ref secunia.com/advisories/10636 Ref secunia.com/advisories/10637

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2003-0989?

CVE-2003-0989 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting redhat tcpdump. It was published on February 17, 2004.

How severe is CVE-2003-0989?

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