Vulnerability Details : CVE-2003-1029
The L2TP protocol parser in tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via a packet with invalid data to UDP port 1701, which causes l2tp_avp_print to use a bad length value when calling print_octets.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1029
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 40.69%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2003-1029
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-2003-1029
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107193841728533&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/350238/30/21640/threaded
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/66805/
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http://marc.info/?l=tcpdump-workers&m=107228187124962&w=2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:008
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008748
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http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-425
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107213553214985&w=2
Products affected by CVE-2003-1029
- cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*