security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.97%
Description
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:033
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:214
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:032
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:032
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:032
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:032
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:033
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:033 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:214 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:032 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:032 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:032 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:032 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:033 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 79.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 77.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01498) | 79.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.02% (0.02015) | 89.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02015) | 87.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.65% (0.03650) | 90.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-261 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-032.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-214.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0093 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=81585 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616965 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11324 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0093
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0093
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-261 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-032.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-033.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-214.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0093 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=81585 | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616965 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11324 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0093 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0093 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.