The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.

Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111454406222040 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111454461300644 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111928309502304 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/9fae0f1f-df82-11d9-b875-0001020eed82.html

The following package is affected: tcpdump CVE-2005-1278 The isis_print function, as called by isoclns_print, in tcpdump 3.9.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero length, as demonstrated using a GRE packet. CVE-2005-1279 tcpdump 3.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted (1) BGP packet, which is not properly handled by RT_ROUTING_INFO, or (2) LDP packet, which is not properly handled by the ldp_print function. CVE-2005-1280 The rsvp_print function in tcpdump 3.9.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted RSVP packet of length 4.