LBL tcpdump 3.4/3.4a6/3.5/3.5.2/3.6.2 RADIUS Dissector infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in LBL tcpdump 3.4/3.4a6/3.5/3.5.2/3.6.2. This affects an unknown function of the component RADIUS Dissector. The manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0093. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LBL tcpdump 3.4/3.4a6/3.5/3.5.2/3.6.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component RADIUS Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.

The weakness was released 03/03/2003 as Bug 81585 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0093. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15098 (Debian DSA-261-1 : tcpdump - infinite loop), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115019 (Red Hat tcpdump BGP Decoding Incorrect Bounds Check Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11324), Tenable (15098), SecurityFocus (BID 7090†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6970†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-19240 and VDB-21574. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15098
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-261-1 : tcpdump - infinite loop
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OpenVAS ID: 53333
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 261-1 (tcpdump)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/10/2003 🔍
03/03/2003 +52 days 🔍
03/03/2003 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +576 days 🔍
02/01/2005 +125 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +3474 days 🔍
06/28/2021 +2517 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 81585
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0093 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0093
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20171
X-Force: 11324
SecurityFocus: 7090
Vulnerability Center: 6970 - DoS in LBL tcpdump via BGP RADIUS Decoder, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 18:08
Updated: 06/28/2021 13:09
Changes: 08/07/2014 18:08 (69), 06/08/2017 23:47 (1), 06/28/2021 13:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:E5B:103

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