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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0055 · published 17 February 2004

CVE-2004-0055: Lbl tcpdump vulnerability

Lbl · Tcpdump

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% · top 10.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
60References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 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://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
http://secunia.com/advisories/10652
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
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/955526 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-2004-008.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7090 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008735
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A850
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A853
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9989
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://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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0055), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.