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CVE-2004-0183: tcpdump Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0183
Published 06-04-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-0183 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in tcpdump. EPSS estimates a 5.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-478RHSA-2004:219

Timeline

  1. 06-04-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

TCPDUMP 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via ISAKMP packets containing a Delete payload with a large number of SPI's, which causes an out-of-bounds read, as demonstrated by the Striker ISAKMP Protocol Test Suite.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.62% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
5.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • tcpdump< 3.7.2-4
Tcpdump1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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