CVE-2003-0108 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
isakmp_sub_print in tcpdump 3.6 through 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed ISAKMP packet to UDP port 500, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.34% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-03-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lbl | tcpdump |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TCPDump 3.x - Malformed ISAKMP Packet Denial of Service | 2003-03-01 |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000629
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104637420104189&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104678787109030&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-255
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/02.27.03.txt
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11434.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:027
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_015_tcpdump.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-032.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-085.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-214.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6974
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000629
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104637420104189&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104678787109030&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-255
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/02.27.03.txt
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11434.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:027
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_015_tcpdump.html
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