CVE-2003-0989 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in tcpdump versions prior to 3.8.1, specifically affecting Red Hat Linux and Red Hat tcpdump. Remote attackers can trigger an infinite loop by sending specially crafted ISAKMP packets. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing unauthenticated attackers to cause a complete loss of availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:9.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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