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A vulnerability has been found in tcpdump and Ethereal (Packet Analyzer Software) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component DNS Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS packets in which a jump offset refers to itself, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop while decompressing the packet.
The weakness was shared 05/31/1999 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0333. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Infinite loopCWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
05/31/1999 🔍05/31/1999 🔍
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06/20/2014 🔍
06/21/2014 🔍
Sources
Product: tcpdump.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-0333 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 1165 - Multiple Sniffer Vendor DNS Decode Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/21/2014 00:40Changes: 06/21/2014 00:40 (51)
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