CVE-2000-0333

N/A Unknown

Published: May 31, 1999 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1165

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.SOL.4.10.10005021942380.2077-100000%40paranoia.pgci.ca

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1165

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.SOL.4.10.10005021942380.2077-100000%40paranoia.pgci.ca

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

6.9%

91th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ethereal_group lbl