CVE-2005-1267
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 13.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-06-20 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 21:44Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-04-25
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- be05fd69896522da70a29459cee87450d2d4cd5ec6542628030f9ea80f645f41
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com13906http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13906
- secunia.com17118http://secunia.com/advisories/17118
- www.trustix.org2005-0028http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0028/
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159208
- secunia.com15634http://secunia.com/advisories/15634/
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:505http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-505.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11148https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11148
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2005-406http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-June/msg00007.html
- www.securityfocus.comFLSA:156139http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded
- www.debian.orgDSA-854http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-854
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- tcpdump Fixed in 3.9.0.cvs.20050614-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tcpdump Fixed in 3.9.0.cvs.20050614-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tcpdump Fixed in 3.9.0.cvs.20050614-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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