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CVE-2004-0055

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-02-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Lbl Tcpdump: 3.5.2, 3.6.2, 3.7, 3.7.1

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000832
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html
• http://lwn.net/Alerts/66445/
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107577418225627&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=tcpdump-workers&m=107325073018070&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10636
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10639
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10644

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