LBL tcpdump 3.5.2/3.6.2/3.7/3.7.1 RADIUS Dissector infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LBL tcpdump 3.5.2/3.6.2/3.7/3.7.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component RADIUS Dissector. This manipulation causes infinite loop. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2003-0145. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LBL tcpdump 3.5.2/3.6.2/3.7/3.7.1 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component RADIUS Dissector. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in tcpdump before 3.7.2 related to an inability to "Handle unknown RADIUS attributes properly," allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0093.

The weakness was presented 03/31/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tcpdump.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0145. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 12392 (RHEL 2.1 : tcpdump (RHSA-2003:151)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 3.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11857), Tenable (12392) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17675†). See VDB-20481 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 12392
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : tcpdump (RHSA-2003:151)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tcpdump 3.7.2

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02/25/2003 🔍
03/31/2003 +34 days 🔍
03/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
07/06/2004 +463 days 🔍
02/19/2008 +1323 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +2362 days 🔍
06/28/2021 +2516 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tcpdump.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0145 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0145
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20263
X-Force: 11857
Vulnerability Center: 17675 - LBL Tcpdump RADIUS Handling Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:19
Updated: 06/28/2021 13:44
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:19 (56), 06/08/2017 23:46 (6), 06/28/2021 13:38 (3), 06/28/2021 13:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:71F:103

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