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RHEL 4 : tcpdump (RHSA-2005:505)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18475

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated tcpdump packages that fix a security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Tcpdump is a command line tool for monitoring network traffic.

A denial of service bug was found in tcpdump during the processing of certain network packets. It is possible for an attacker to inject a carefully crafted packet onto the network, crashing a running tcpdump session. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1267 to this issue.

Users of tcpdump are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported security patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected arpwatch, libpcap and / or tcpdump packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-1267

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:505

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18475

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-505.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:arpwatch, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpcap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tcpdump, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1267

RHSA: 2005:505