CVE-2005-1278

published 2005-05-02

CVE-2005-1278: The isis_print function, as called by isoclns_print, in tcpdump 3.9.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a…

Priority P4 25 medium 5 CVSS 2.0

AV N AC L Au N C N I N A P

EXPLOIT

The isis_print function, as called by isoclns_print, in tcpdump 3.9.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero length, as demonstrated using a GRE packet.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	tcpdump	< tcpdump 3.8.3-4 (bookworm)	tcpdump 3.8.3-4 (bookworm)
lbl	tcpdump	<= 3.9.1	—
tcpdump	tcpdump	>= 0 < 3.8.3-4	3.8.3-4
tcpdump	tcpdump	>= 0 < 3.8.3-4	3.8.3-4
tcpdump	tcpdump	>= 0 < 3.8.3-4	3.8.3-4
tcpdump	tcpdump	>= 0 < 3.8.3-4	3.8.3-4

CVSS provenance

nvd v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv 5.0 MEDIUM

vendor_debian 5.0 MEDIUM

vendor_redhat 5.0 MEDIUM

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