CVE-2003-0093
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2003-0093- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2003-0093- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0089 No score
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0089- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wcfm-6r83-67px No score
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.
- Record
GHSA-wcfm-6r83-67px- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2003-0093- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0093 No score
The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0093- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0093 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Lbl Tcpdump, published March 3, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in tcpdump 3.7.1-1.