// For flags

CVE-2000-0333

Ethereal 0.8.4/0.8.5/0.8.6 / tcpdump 3.4/3.5 alpha - DNS Decode

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1999-05-31 CVE Published
  • 1999-05-31 First Exploit
  • 2000-05-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ethereal Group
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Ethereal
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0.8.4
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Affected
Ethereal Group
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Ethereal
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0.8.5
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Affected
Ethereal Group
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Ethereal
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0.8.6
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Affected
Lbl
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Tcpdump
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3.4
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Affected
Lbl
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Tcpdump
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3.5a
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Affected