Overview
tcpdump contains a vulnerability in the way it parses Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) packets.
Description
tcpdump is a widely used network sniffer that is capable of decoding RADIUS packets. A vulnerability exists in the way the tcpdump print_attr_string() function (in print-radius.c) parses RADIUS attributes containing overly long length values. For more information, please see RHSA-2004-007. |
Impact
A remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the tcpdump process. |
Solution
Upgrade or Apply Patch Upgrade or apply a patch as specified by your vendor. |
Vendor Information
Debian Affected
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see DSA-425-1.
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Guardian Digital Inc. Affected
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see ESA-20040119-002.
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OpenPKG Affected
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see OpenPKG-SA-2004.002.
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Red Hat Inc. Affected
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see RHSA-2004-007.
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SuSE Inc. Affected
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see SuSE-SA:2004:002.
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Trusix Affected
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see TSLSA-2004-0004.
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TurboLinux Affected
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 22, 2004
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see TLSA-2004-3.
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tcpdump.org Affected
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Hitachi Not Affected
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 22, 2004
Status
Not Affected
Vendor Statement
Hitachi HI-UX/WE2 is NOT Vulnerable to this issue.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Openwall GNU/*/Linux Not Affected
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Not Affected
Vendor Statement
Openwall GNU/*/Linux is not vulnerable. We don't currently ship tcpdump.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Apple Computer Inc. Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Conectiva Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Cray Inc. Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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EMC Corporation Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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FreeBSD Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Fujitsu Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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IBM Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Ingrian Networks Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Juniper Networks Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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MandrakeSoft Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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MontaVista Software Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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NEC Corporation Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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NetBSD Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Nokia Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Novell Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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OpenBSD Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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SCO Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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SGI Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Sequent Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Sun Microsystems Inc. Unknown
Notified: January 16, 2004 Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
Sun is currently investigating these issues and we will update this statement once the results of our investigations are known.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Wind River Systems Inc. Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Wirex Unknown
Updated: January 21, 2004
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
- http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=tcpdump-workers&m=107325073018070&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-007.html
- http://www.secunia.com/advisories/10636/
- http://www.freeradius.org/rfc/attributes.html
- http://www.tcpdump.org/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7090
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/14836
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was originally reported by Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, in turn, credits Jonathan Heusser for discovering this vulnerability.
This document was written by Damon Morda.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2004-0055 |
| Severity Metric: | 2.95 |
| Date Public: | 2004-01-14 |
| Date First Published: | 2004-01-16 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2004-03-19 16:56 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 17 |