CVE-2004-0183 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash TCPDUMP by sending crafted ISAKMP packets with excessive SPIs, causing an out-of-bounds read.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0183?
CVE-2004-0183 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Tcpdump Tcpdump, published on 6 Apr 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TCPDUMP 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via ISAKMP packets containing a Delete payload with a large number of SPI's, which causes an out-of-bounds read, as demonstrated by the Striker ISAKMP Protocol Test Suite.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tcpdump Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0183?
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-2004-0183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tcpdump Tcpdump
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0183, GHSA-35m2-7wwc-q3px.