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TI-1999-00974 Aliases CVE-1999-1024GHSA-4xf9-whrj-cqwc

ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, which causes an infinite loop and core dump when tcpdump prints the packet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02912 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableLbl
  • cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Lbl

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1024
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xf9-whrj-cqwc

References

  • TI-2000-01016 Multiple buffer overflows in LBNL tcpdump allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-01205 tcpdump 3.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-00367 Buffer overflow in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-01232 Buffer overflow in print-rx.c of tcpdump 3.x (probably 3.6x) allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-01197 The bgp_update_print function in tcpdump 3.x does not properly handle a -1 return value… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-01274 The BGP decoding routines in tcpdump 3.6.x before 3.7 do not properly copy data, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources