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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…

Medium5.0EPSS 9.9%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2003-1029, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium5.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
9.9% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

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Affected products

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