Denial of Service Vulnerability in tcpdump 3.9.1 and Earlier

Denial of Service Vulnerability in tcpdump 3.9.1 and Earlier

CVE-2005-1278 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The isis_print function, as called by isoclns_print, in tcpdump 3.9.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero length, as demonstrated using a GRE packet.

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