CVE-2003-0108 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU exhaustion in tcpdump by sending malformed ISAKMP packets to UDP port 500.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0108?
CVE-2003-0108 is a medium-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
isakmp_sub_print in tcpdump 3.6 through 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed ISAKMP packet to UDP port 500, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0108?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lbl Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0108?
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-2003-0108 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0108 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0108, GHSA-mf37-67gp-f2x6.