What is the severity of CVE-2001-1279?

CVE-2001-1279 is considered to have a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service and execute arbitrary code.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1279?

To fix CVE-2001-1279, you should upgrade to a patched version of tcpdump, preferably beyond 3.6.2.

What is the impact of CVE-2001-1279?

The impact of CVE-2001-1279 includes denial of service and the possibility of executing arbitrary code from remote attackers.

Which versions of tcpdump are affected by CVE-2001-1279?

CVE-2001-1279 primarily affects tcpdump version 3.6.2 and potentially other versions in the 3.x series.

Is CVE-2001-1279 a network security issue?

Yes, CVE-2001-1279 is a network security issue as it allows remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in network packet handling.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2001-1279

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other 119

17/7/2001

1/9/2004

8/8/2024

CVE-2001-1279: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Jul 17 2001(Updated: )

Buffer overflow in print-rx.c of tcpdump 3.x (probably 3.6x) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via AFS RPC packets with invalid lengths that trigger an integer signedness error, a different vulnerability than CVE-2000-1026.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Tcpdump	=3.6.2

Remedy

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-089.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1279?
CVE-2001-1279 is considered to have a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service and execute arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1279?
To fix CVE-2001-1279, you should upgrade to a patched version of tcpdump, preferably beyond 3.6.2.
What is the impact of CVE-2001-1279?
The impact of CVE-2001-1279 includes denial of service and the possibility of executing arbitrary code from remote attackers.
Which versions of tcpdump are affected by CVE-2001-1279?
CVE-2001-1279 primarily affects tcpdump version 3.6.2 and potentially other versions in the 3.x series.
Is CVE-2001-1279 a network security issue?
Yes, CVE-2001-1279 is a network security issue as it allows remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in network packet handling.

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