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Debian alert: New tcpdump packages fix denial of service vulnerability

  • Mailing list (Posted by on CST)
  • Story Type: Security; Groups: Debian
Andrew Griffiths and iDEFENSE Labs discovered a problem in tcpdump, a powerful tool for network monitoring and data acquisition. An attacker is able to send a specially crafted network packet which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop.
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