CVE-2004-0055 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in tcpdump via a crafted RADIUS attribute with a large length value.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0055?
CVE-2004-0055 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The print_attr_string function in print-radius.c for tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a RADIUS attribute with a large length value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0055?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lbl Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0055?
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-2004-0055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0055, GHSA-73vp-66j6-8j69.