Explain CVE-2004-0055
The print_attr_string function in print-radius.c for tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a RADIUS attribute with a large length value.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:850', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A850'}, {'name': 'CLSA-2003:832', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000832'}, {'name': '20040202-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2004-090', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00006.html'}, {'name': '10718', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10718'}, {'name': 'SCOSA-2004.9', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SCO'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.9/SCOSA-2004.9.txt'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:008', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-008.html'}, {'name': 'FLSA:1222', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-list/2004-January/msg00726.html'}, {'name': '1008735', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008735'}, {'name': '7090', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7090'}, {'name': '11032', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11032/'}, {'name': 'CSSA-2004-008.0', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CALDERA'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-008.0.txt'}, {'name': '[tcpdump-workers] multiple vulnerabilities in tcpdump 3.8.1', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=tcpdump-workers&m=107325073018070&w=2'}, {'name': '[fedora-announce-list] 20040311 Re: [SECURITY] Fedora Core 1 Update: tcpdump-3.7.2-8.fc1.1', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00015.html'}, {'name': 'VU#955526', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/955526'}, {'name': '11022', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11022'}, {'name': '10636', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10636'}, {'name': '20040131 [FLSA-2004:1222] Updated tcpdump resolves security vulnerabilites (resend with correct paths)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107577418225627&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9989', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9989'}, {'name': '12179', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/12179/'}, {'name': '10644', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10644'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2004:008', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:008'}, {'name': '20040103-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc'}, {'name': 'DSA-425', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-425'}, {'name': '10652', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10652'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:853', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A853'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2004-02-23', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html'}, {'name': '10639', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10639'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2004-092', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00009.html'}, {'name': '2004-0004', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_TRUSTIX'], 'url': 'http://lwn.net/Alerts/66445/'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED