RHEL 4 : tcpdump (RHSA-2005:417)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18238

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated tcpdump packages that fix several security issues are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

This updated package also adds support for output files larger than 2 GB.

Tcpdump is a command-line tool for monitoring network traffic.

Several denial of service bugs were found in the way tcpdump processes certain network packets. It is possible for an attacker to inject a carefully crafted packet onto the network, crashing a running tcpdump session. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2005-1278, CVE-2005-1279, and CVE-2005-1280 to these issues.

The tcpdump utility can now write a file larger than 2 GB.

Users of tcpdump are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported security patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected arpwatch, libpcap and / or tcpdump packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18238

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-417.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 5/11/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:arpwatch, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpcap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tcpdump, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1278, CVE-2005-1279, CVE-2005-1280

BID: 13380, 13389, 13390, 13392

RHSA: 2005:417

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