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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 >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200505-06] TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200505-06] TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability |
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TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200505-06 (TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability) TCPDump improperly handles and decodes ISIS (CVE-2005-1278), BGP (CVE-2005-1267, CVE-2005-1279), LDP (CVE-2005-1279) and RSVP (CVE-2005-1280) packets. TCPDump might loop endlessly after receiving malformed packets. Impact A malicious remote attacker can exploit the decoding issues for a Denial of Service attack by sending specially crafted packets, possibly causing TCPDump to loop endlessly. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1267 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1278 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1279 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1280 Solution: All TCPDump users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-3.8.3-r3" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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