CVE-2003-0108

tcpdump 3.6-3.7.1 - Denial of Service via Malformed ISAKMP Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-0108. PoCs published by The Salvia Twist.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit crafts a malformed ISAKMP packet to trigger a denial-of-service condition in vulnerable versions of tcpdump by causing it to enter an infinite loop. It supports both spoofed and non-spoofed packet sending.

Description

isakmp_sub_print in tcpdump 3.6 through 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed ISAKMP packet to UDP port 500, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by The Salvia Twist · cdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22294

This exploit crafts a malformed ISAKMP packet to trigger a denial-of-service condition in vulnerable versions of tcpdump by causing it to enter an infinite loop. It supports both spoofed and non-spoofed packet sending.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: tcpdump (versions vulnerable to CVE-2003-0108)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to target · Target running vulnerable tcpdump version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/02.27.03.txt
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104678787109030&w=2
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:027
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6974
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-214.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-255
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104637420104189&w=2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-085.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-032.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11434.php
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_conectiva
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000629
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_015_tcpdump.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1134
EPSS Percentile 95.4%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
lbl/tcpdump 3.5.2
lbl/tcpdump 3.6.2
lbl/tcpdump 3.7
lbl/tcpdump 3.7.1
Published Mar 07, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026