TCPDUMP 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…
Priority LOW 31CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
TCPDUMP 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via ISAKMP packets containing a Delete payload with a large number of SPI's, which causes an out-of-bounds read, as demonstrated by the Striker ISAKMP Protocol Test Suite.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05622 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.8.1 | Vulnerable | The Tcpdump Group |
- cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·The Tcpdump Group
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2004:219 Released 2004-05-26 · Red Hat rating Lowtcpdump security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2.i386, tcpdump-14:3.7.2-7.E3.2 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2.i386, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2.i386, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2.i386, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.2.ia64 +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:219 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:219 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:219 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:219 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0183
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35m2-7wwc-q3px
References
Patch 1
Advisory 5
More The Tcpdump Group Tcpdump vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-03684 Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2004-00159 Integer underflow in the isakmp_id_print for TCPDUMP 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2018-10700 The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09693 The RPKI-Router parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-rpki-rtr.c:rpki_rtr_pdu_print(). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09684 The ICMPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-icmp6.c:icmp6_nodeinfo_print(). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09683 The MPTCP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-mptcp.c, several functions. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2004-0183 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0183 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35m2-7wwc-q3px · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2004-0183 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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