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CVE-2004-0055
The print_attr_string function in print-radius.c for tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.6%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The print_attr_string function in print-radius.c for tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a RADIUS attribute with a large length value.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (3 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
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (26)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:850 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- CLSA-2003:832 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2004-090 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 10718 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FLSA:1222 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1008735 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 7090 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 11032 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [tcpdump-workers] multiple vulnerabilities in tcpdump 3.8.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [fedora-announce-list] 20040311 Re: [SECURITY] Fedora Core 1 Update: tcpdump-3.7.2-8.fc1.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- VU#955526 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 11022 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 10636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20040131 [FLSA-2004:1222] Updated tcpdump resolves security vulnerabilites (resend with correct paths) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9989 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 12179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 10644 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- DSA-425 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 10652 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:853 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2004-02-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 10639 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2004-092 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 2004-0004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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