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TI-2002-00367 Aliases CVE-2002-0380GHSA-96qc-cv4m-j8fq

Buffer overflow in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority MEDIUM 41Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an NFS packet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0495 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.6.2VulnerableLbl
  • cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Lbl

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:214 Released 2003-06-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : : : Updated tcpdump packages fix various vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
  • RHSA-2002:094 Released 2002-05-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : Updated tcpdump packages fix buffer overflow
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2002:121
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2002:094
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:094
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:094
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:094

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0380
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96qc-cv4m-j8fq

References

Advisory 7

Other 1

  • 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-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-1999-00974 ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • 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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