CVE-2005-1267 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The bgp_update_print function in tcpdump 3.x does not properly handle a -1 return value from the decode_prefix4 function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted BGP packet.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.5% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-06-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gentoo | linux |
| lbl | tcpdump |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake linux |
| redhat | fedora core |
| trustix | secure linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Tcpdump - bgp_update_print Remote Denial of Service | 2005-06-09 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15634/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17118
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-854
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-June/msg00007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-505.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13906
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0028/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159208
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15634/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17118
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-854
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-June/msg00007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-505.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13906
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0028/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159208
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11148
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