VDB
CVE-2000-0333
CVE-2000-0333
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5 MEDIUM
tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS packets in which a jump offset refers to itself, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop while decompressing the packet.
EPSS 6.88% · 91.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
5
EPSS Score
6.88%
91.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.8.4, 0.8.5, 0.8.6 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| lbl | tcpdump | 3.4, 3.5a |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1165 (vulncheck-nvd)
- 20000502 Denial of service attack against tcpdump (cve.org)
Timeline
- May 31, 1999 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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