CVE-2003-0145 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in tcpdump by sending malformed RADIUS attributes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0145?
CVE-2003-0145 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
Unknown vulnerability in tcpdump before 3.7.2 related to an inability to "Handle unknown RADIUS attributes properly," allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0093.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0145?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lbl Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0145?
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-2003-0145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0145, GHSA-57ch-4f4p-v65v.