CVE-1999-1024 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Tcpdump by sending a packet with a zero-length header, triggering an infinite loop.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1024?
CVE-1999-1024 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, which causes an infinite loop and core dump when tcpdump prints the packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1024?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lbl Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1024?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1024 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1024 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xf9-whrj-cqwc.