Summary
The remote host is missing an update to tcpdump
announced via advisory DSA 206-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20206-1
Insight
The BGP decoding routines for tcpdump used incorrect bounds checking when copying data. This could be abused by introducing malicious traffic on a sniffed network for a denial of service attack against tcpdump, or possibly even remote code execution.
This has been fixed in version 3.6.2-2.2.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2002-1350 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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