MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Jan 15, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.63%
Description
The print_attr_string function in print-radius.c for tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a RADIUS attribute with a large length value.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
tcpdump-14:3.6.2-12.2.1AS.5
Fixed · RHSA-2004:008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
tcpdump-14:3.7.2-7.E3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2004:008
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:007
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | tcpdump-14:3.6.2-12.2.1AS.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:008 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | tcpdump-14:3.7.2-7.E3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:008 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:007 |
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.63% 0.03629
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03629
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.63% (0.03629) | 89.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.63% (0.03629) | 88.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 33.70% (0.33696) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 32.38% (0.32375) | 96.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 31.31% (0.31315) | 96.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 65.67% (0.65674) | 98.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 93.97% (0.93971) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 94.75% (0.94755) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 94.02% (0.94024) | 98.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.80% (0.93796) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (34)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-008.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.9/SCOSA-2004.9.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000832 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/66445/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107577418225627&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=tcpdump-workers&m=107325073018070&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10639 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10644 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10652 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10718 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11022 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11032/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12179/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-425 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/955526 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:008 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-March/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-list/2004-January/msg00726.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7090 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008735 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0055 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617135 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0055
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A850 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A853 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9989 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0055
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 15, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 14, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0055
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a