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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2004-0055 json

The print_attr_string function in print-radius.c for tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmen…

published 2004-01-15 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0055

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The print_attr_string function in print-radius.c for tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a RADIUS attribute with a large length value.

Patch / fix

  • tcpdump Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.8.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0055

  • tcpdump RHEL 2.1 14:3.6.2-12.2.1AS.5
  • tcpdump RHEL 3 14:3.7.2-7.E3.1
  • libpcap RHEL 2.1 14:0.6.2-12.2.1AS.5
  • libpcap RHEL 3 14:0.7.2-7.E3.1
  • arpwatch RHEL 2.1 14:2.1a11-12.2.1AS.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:008

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0055 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libpcap 0.7.2-7.E3.1, tcpdump 3.7.2-7.E3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 libpcap 0.6.2-12.2.1AS.5, tcpdump 3.6.2-12.2.1AS.5, arpwatch 2.1a11-12.2.1AS.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libpcap 0.7.2-7.E3.1, tcpdump 3.7.2-7.E3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 libpcap 0.6.2-12.2.1AS.5, tcpdump 3.6.2-12.2.1AS.5, arpwatch 2.1a11-12.2.1AS.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libpcap 0.7.2-7.E3.1, tcpdump 3.7.2-7.E3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 libpcap 0.6.2-12.2.1AS.5, tcpdump 3.6.2-12.2.1AS.5, arpwatch 2.1a11-12.2.1AS.5
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libpcap 0.7.2-7.E3.1, tcpdump 3.7.2-7.E3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:008
  • Red Hat Linux 9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:007
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 libpcap 0.6.2-12.2.1AS.5, tcpdump 3.6.2-12.2.1AS.5, arpwatch 2.1a11-12.2.1AS.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:008

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Exploit prediction

3.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7090 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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