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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0989 · published 17 February 2004

CVE-2003-0989: Redhat tcpdump vulnerability

Redhat · Tcpdump

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.3% · top 7.7%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
5.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
66References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-008.0.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.9/SCOSA-2004.9.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lwn.net/Alerts/66445/
http://lwn.net/Alerts/66805/
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107577418225627&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10636
http://secunia.com/advisories/10637
http://secunia.com/advisories/10639
http://secunia.com/advisories/10644
http://secunia.com/advisories/10652
http://secunia.com/advisories/10668
http://secunia.com/advisories/10718
http://secunia.com/advisories/11022
http://secunia.com/advisories/11032/
http://secunia.com/advisories/12179/
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-425 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/738518 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:008
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00006.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00009.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00015.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-list/2004-January/msg00726.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-007.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/350238/30/21640/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9507
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008716
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10599
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A847
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A852
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-008.0.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.9/SCOSA-2004.9.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lwn.net/Alerts/66445/
http://lwn.net/Alerts/66805/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0989), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.