CVE-2000-0333

Published May 18, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 7.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS packets in which a jump offset refers to itself, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop while decompressing the packet.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0332 tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS packets in which a jump offset refers to itself, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop while decompressing the packet.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 5:14 AM
Reserved
May 11, 2000, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 31, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM