Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54352
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-195-10)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'tcpdump' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-195-10 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'tcpdump' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-195-10 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New tcpdump packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue. A specially crafted BGP packet can cause tcpdump to go into an infinite loop, creating a denial of service where network monitoring is disabled. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [link moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/tcpdump-3.9.3-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libpcap-0.9.3 and tcpdump-3.9.3. This fixes an issue where an invalid BGP packet can cause tcpdump to go into an infinite loop, effectively disabling network monitoring. (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'tcpdump' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1267 13906 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13906 15634 http://secunia.com/advisories/15634/ 17118 http://secunia.com/advisories/17118 2005-0028 http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0028/ DSA-854 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-854 FEDORA-2005-406 http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-June/msg00007.html FLSA:156139 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded RHSA-2005:505 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-505.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159208 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11148 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11148
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