The remote host is missing an update to tcpdump announced via advisory DSA 850-1. Vade 79 discovered that the BGP dissector in tcpdump, a powerful tool for network monitoring and data acquisition, does not properly handle RT_ROUTING_INFO. A specially crafted BGP packet can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.2-2.9.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.3-4. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.3-4. We recommend that you upgrade your tcpdump package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20850-1