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    CVE-2000-0333

    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.

    Published:May 31, 1999
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 18, 2000
    EPSS Score:0.06882
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ethereal Group
    Product
    Ethereal
    Vendor
    Lbl
    Product
    Tcpdump

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1165http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1165https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19891https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19892

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High