CVE-2004-0184 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2004-0184: Integer underflow in the isakmp_id_print for TCPDUMP 3.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ISAKMP packet with an Identification payload with a length that becomes less than 8 during byte order conversion, which causes an out-of-bounds read, as demonstr

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Elevated exploitation risk

FIRST EPSS puts CVE-2004-0184's probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 60% (99th percentile of all CVEs)— well above the noise floor. Prioritize it.

EPSS:60% · 30-day exploit probability99th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2004-0184 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tcpdump→ fixed in3.7.2-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tcpdump
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tcpdump→ fixed in3.7.2-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tcpdump
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tcpdump→ fixed in3.7.2-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tcpdump
```

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