CVE-1999-1024 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, which causes an infinite loop and core dump when tcpdump prints the packet.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.91% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-11-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-25 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lbl | tcpdump |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | tcpdump 3.4 - Protocol Four / Zero Header Length | 1999-06-16 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92955903802773&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92963447601748&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92989907627051&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/313
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92955903802773&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92963447601748&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92989907627051&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/313
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