Vulnerability in Gentoo Linux
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 a crafted BGP packet.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.135 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.135 · newest: 0.135 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gentoo Linux
- Lbl Tcpdump — versions 3.4, 3.4a6, 3.5
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 10.1, 10.2
- Trustix Secure Linux — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
- Red Hat Fedora Core — versions core_3.0, core_4.0
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13906 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/17118 (third-party-advisory)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0028/ (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/15634/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-505.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11148 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-June/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-854 (vendor-advisory)