CVE-2001-1279

critical

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3065

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-089.html

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-032.php

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797201

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7006.php

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000480

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-07-17

Updated: 2008-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical