CVE-2003-0093

N/A Unknown

Published: March 03, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-261

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:027

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-032.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-033.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-214.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=81585

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11324

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-261