# CVE-2003-0989: tcpdump before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain ISAKMP packets, a different vulnerabil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-01-15 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

tcpdump before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain ISAKMP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0057.

## What to do

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## References

- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10718
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.9/SCOSA-2004.9.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-008.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-list/2004-January/msg00726.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11032/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10668
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-008.0.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00015.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10637
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10636
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9507
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107577418225627&w=2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008716
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/66805/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12179/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10644
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/738518
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/350238/30/21640/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-007.html
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A847

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