HIGH
ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, which causes an infinite loop and core dump when tcpdump prints the packet
Published Sep 12, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.91%
Description
ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a packet with a zero length header, which causes an infinite loop and core dump when tcpdump prints the packet.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.91% 0.02912
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02912
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02912) | 86.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02912) | 85.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 7.86% (0.07863) | 91.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04354) | 87.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.50% (0.07500) | 86.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04354) | 88.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 84.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.43% (0.02429) | 90.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.43% (0.02429) | 88.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92955903802773&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92963447601748&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92989907627051&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/313 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92955903802773&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92963447601748&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92989907627051&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/313 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 12, 2001
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2001
Link CVE-1999-1024
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a