CVE-2002-1350 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 1 Sep 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash tcpdump by sending malformed BGP packets, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2002-1350?

CVE-2002-1350 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The BGP decoding routines in tcpdump 3.6.x before 3.7 do not properly copy data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1350?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lbl Tcpdump.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1350?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2002-1350 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1350, DSA-206, GHSA-r67j-rqm9-w8mr.