CVE catalog
CVE-2003-1029
tcpdump: CVE-2003-1029
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 9.92% · Oct 25, 2026
The L2TP protocol parser in tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via a packet with invalid data to UDP port 1701, which causes l2tp_avp_print to use a bad length value when calling print_octets.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tcpdump | sid | 4.99.6-2 | fixed |
| Debian | tcpdump | forky | 4.99.6-2 | fixed |
| Debian | tcpdump | trixie | 4.99.5-2 | fixed |
| Debian | tcpdump | bookworm | 4.99.3-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tcpdump | source | sid | 3.8.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | forky | 3.8.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | trixie | 3.8.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | bookworm | 3.8.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [tcpdump]Fixed
Details (2)
4.99.3-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.8.3-1dsa · tcpdump · debian · bookworm; dsa · tcpdump · debian · 12
4.99.3-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.8.3-1dsa · tcpdump · debian · bookworm; dsa · tcpdump · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [tcpdump]Fixed
Details (2)
4.99.5-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.8.3-1dsa · tcpdump · debian · 13
4.99.5-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.8.3-1dsa · tcpdump · debian · 13
Observed: