CVE-2003-0093

high

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.

References

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-03-03

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01498