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[ GLSA 200505-06 ] TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 21:31:51 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability Date: May 09, 2005 Bugs: #90541 ID: 200505-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A flaw in the decoding of network packets renders TCPDump vulnerable to a remote Denial of Service attack. Background ========== TCPDump is a tool for network monitoring and data acquisition. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-analyzer/tcpdump < 3.8.3-r2 >= 3.8.3-r2 Description =========== TCPDump improperly handles and decodes ISIS, BGP, LDP (CAN-2005-1279) and RSVP (CAN-2005-1280) packets. TCPDump might loop endlessly after receiving malformed packets. Impact ====== A malicious remote attacker can exploit the decoding issues for a Denial of Service attack by sending specially crafted packets, possibly causing TCPDump to loop endlessly. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All TCPDump users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-3.8.3-r2" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2005-1279 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1279 [ 2 ] CAN-2005-1280 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1280 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-06.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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