CVE-2003-0989 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 15 Jan 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in tcpdump using crafted ISAKMP packets.

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

What is CVE-2003-0989?

CVE-2003-0989 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 15 Jan 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

tcpdump before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain ISAKMP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0057.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0989?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Redhat Linux, Redhat Tcpdump.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0989?

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-2003-0989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0989, GHSA-945j-48p3-f37w.