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CVE-2000-0333

tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS pack

tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS packets in which a jump offset refers to itself, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop while decompressing the packet.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.06882
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

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ethereal group etherealall versions
lbl tcpdumpall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteEthereal 0.8.4/0.8.5/0.8.6 / tcpdump 3.4/3.5 alpha - DNS Decode (1)verified
remoteEthereal 0.8.4/0.8.5/0.8.6 / tcpdump 3.4/3.5 alpha - DNS Decode (2)verified
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD31 May 1999 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.SOL.4.10.10005021942380.2077-100000%40paranoia.pgci.ca
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