|
|
Vulnerability Assessment & Network Security Forums |
|||||||||
|
If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA206] DSA-206-1 tcpdump Vulnerability Assessment Details
|
[DSA206] DSA-206-1 tcpdump |
||
|
DSA-206-1 tcpdump Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The BGP decoding routines for tcpdump used incorrect bounds checking when copying data. This could be abused by introducing malicious traffic on a sniffed network for a denial of service attack against tcpdump, or possibly even remote code execution. This has been fixed in version 3.6.2-2.2. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-206 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 6213 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
||
|
Networking, Telecom Tools |
|
||
|
No Discussions have been posted on this vulnerability. |