CVE-2001-1279

Description

Buffer overflow in print-rx.c of tcpdump 3.x (probably 3.6x) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via AFS RPC packets with invalid lengths that trigger an integer signedness error, a different vulnerability than CVE-2000-1026.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 13.01% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory freebsd.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-032.php	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797201	third party advisory us government resource
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-025.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-089.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7006.php	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3065	vdb entry
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000480	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:48.tcpdump.asc	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1279?: CVE-2001-1279 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1279?: To fix CVE-2001-1279, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1279 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1279 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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