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TI-2003-00180 Aliases CVE-2003-0194GHSA-m27v-5mww-v33p

tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.

Priority LOW 21Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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

tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00371 31st 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 · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.4-39:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*3.4-39VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.6.2-9:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2-9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.6.2-9:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2-9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.6.2-12:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2-12VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.6.3-3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3-3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.7.2-1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*3.7.2-1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.4-39:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4-39 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.6.2-9:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2-9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.6.2-9:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2-9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.6.2-12:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2-12 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.6.3-3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3-3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.7.2-1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.2-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:9.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:9.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

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-2003:151 Released 2003-06-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tcpdump security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:151
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:151
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:151
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:174
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:174
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:174
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:174
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2003:174
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:151

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0194
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m27v-5mww-v33p

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2000-00907 Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00248 The web GUI for the Linux Virtual Server (LVS) software in the Red Hat Linux Piranha… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00042 Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2000-00322 The passwd.php3 CGI script in the Red Hat Piranha Virtual Server Package allows local… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00363 Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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