CVE-2000-0333 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending specially crafted DNS packets containing a self-referential jump offset, causing the sniffer to enter an infinite loop during decompression. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a partial impact on availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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