Release DateMar 14, 2007 |
Severitylow |
ImpactDenial of service. |
Descriptiontcpdump has a denial of service (infinite loop) vulnerability. A remote attacker could make the application enter an infinite loop and stop responding via a special BGP packet. |
Affected Productstcpdump 3.8.3 and prior. |
Recommended ActionsUpgrade to the latest version, available from the web site.http://www.tcpdump.org/ |
Coverage IPS
VCM |
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)CVE-2005-1279 |