Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-1267 - Denial Of Service vulnerability in tcpdump BGP Decoding Routines

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
lbl
gentoo
mandrakesoft
redhat
trustix
nessus
exploit available

Summary

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.

Exploit-Db

descriptionTcpdump bgp_update_print Remote Denial of Service Exploit. CVE-2005-1267. Dos exploits for multiple platform
idEDB-ID:1037
last seen2016-01-31
modified2005-06-09
published2005-06-09
reportersimon
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/1037/
titleTcpdump bgp_update_print Remote Denial of Service Exploit

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2005-406.NASL
    description - Tue Jun 07 2005 Martin Stransky <stransky at redhat.com> - 14:3.8.2-9.FC3 - fix for CVE-2005-1267 - BGP DoS, #159209 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18439
    published2005-06-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18439
    titleFedora Core 3 : tcpdump-3.8.2-9.FC3 (2005-406)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2005-406.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(18439);
      script_version ("1.14");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:24");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1267");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2005-406");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora Core 3 : tcpdump-3.8.2-9.FC3 (2005-406)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "  - Tue Jun 07 2005 Martin Stransky <stransky at redhat.com>
        - 14:3.8.2-9.FC3
    
      - fix for CVE-2005-1267 - BGP DoS, #159209
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2005-June/000931.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2fe0a031"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:arpwatch");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libpcap");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:tcpdump");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:tcpdump-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:3");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/06/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/06/10");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 3.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC3", reference:"arpwatch-2.1a13-9.FC3")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC3", reference:"libpcap-0.8.3-9.FC3")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC3", reference:"tcpdump-3.8.2-9.FC3")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC3", reference:"tcpdump-debuginfo-3.8.2-9.FC3")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "arpwatch / libpcap / tcpdump / tcpdump-debuginfo");
    }
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200505-06.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200505-06 (TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability) TCPDump improperly handles and decodes ISIS (CAN-2005-1278), BGP (CAN-2005-1267, CAN-2005-1279), LDP (CAN-2005-1279) and RSVP (CAN-2005-1280) packets. TCPDump might loop endlessly after receiving malformed packets. Impact : A malicious remote attacker can exploit the decoding issues for a Denial of Service attack by sending specially crafted packets, possibly causing TCPDump to loop endlessly. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18232
    published2005-05-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18232
    titleGLSA-200505-06 : TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-06.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(18232);
      script_version("1.16");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:42");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1267", "CVE-2005-1278", "CVE-2005-1279", "CVE-2005-1280");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200505-06");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-200505-06 : TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200505-06
    (TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability)
    
        TCPDump improperly handles and decodes ISIS (CAN-2005-1278), BGP
        (CAN-2005-1267, CAN-2005-1279), LDP (CAN-2005-1279) and RSVP
        (CAN-2005-1280) packets. TCPDump might loop endlessly after receiving
        malformed packets.
      
    Impact :
    
        A malicious remote attacker can exploit the decoding issues for a
        Denial of Service attack by sending specially crafted packets, possibly
        causing TCPDump to loop endlessly.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200505-06"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All TCPDump users should upgrade to the latest available version:
        # emerge --sync
        # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/tcpdump-3.8.3-r3'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tcpdump");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/05/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/05/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/04/26");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"net-analyzer/tcpdump", unaffected:make_list("ge 3.8.3-r3"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 3.8.3-r3"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "TCPDump");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_9FAE0F1FDF8211D9B8750001020EED82.NASL
    descriptionProblem Description Several tcpdump protocol decoders contain programming errors which can cause them to go into infinite loops. Impact An attacker can inject specially crafted packets into the network which, when processed by tcpdump, could lead to a denial-of-service. After the attack, tcpdump would no longer capture traffic, and would potentially use all available processor time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19052
    published2005-07-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19052
    titleFreeBSD : tcpdump -- infinite loops in protocol decoding (9fae0f1f-df82-11d9-b875-0001020eed82)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(19052);
      script_version("1.17");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:37");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1267", "CVE-2005-1278", "CVE-2005-1279", "CVE-2005-1280");
      script_xref(name:"FreeBSD", value:"SA-05:10.tcpdump");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : tcpdump -- infinite loops in protocol decoding (9fae0f1f-df82-11d9-b875-0001020eed82)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Problem Description Several tcpdump protocol decoders contain
    programming errors which can cause them to go into infinite loops.
    Impact An attacker can inject specially crafted packets into the
    network which, when processed by tcpdump, could lead to a
    denial-of-service. After the attack, tcpdump would no longer capture
    traffic, and would potentially use all available processor time."
      );
      # http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111454406222040
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111454406222040"
      );
      # http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111454461300644
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111454461300644"
      );
      # http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111928309502304
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111928309502304"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/9fae0f1f-df82-11d9-b875-0001020eed82.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?474a4500"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:tcpdump");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/06/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/06/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/13");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"tcpdump<3.8.3_2")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2005-407.NASL
    description - Tue Jun 7 2005 Martin Stransky <stransky at redhat.com> - 14:3.8.2-13.FC4 - fix for CVE-2005-1267 - BGP DoS, #159209 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18575
    published2005-06-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18575
    titleFedora Core 4 : tcpdump-3.8.2-13.FC4 (2005-407)
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2005-505.NASL
    descriptionUpdated tcpdump packages that fix a security issue are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Tcpdump is a command line tool for monitoring network traffic. A denial of service bug was found in tcpdump during the processing of certain network packets. It is possible for an attacker to inject a carefully crafted packet onto the network, crashing a running tcpdump session. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1267 to this issue. Users of tcpdump are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported security patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id21942
    published2006-07-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/21942
    titleCentOS 4 : tcpdump (CESA-2005:505)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2005-505.NASL
    descriptionUpdated tcpdump packages that fix a security issue are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Tcpdump is a command line tool for monitoring network traffic. A denial of service bug was found in tcpdump during the processing of certain network packets. It is possible for an attacker to inject a carefully crafted packet onto the network, crashing a running tcpdump session. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1267 to this issue. Users of tcpdump are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported security patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18475
    published2005-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18475
    titleRHEL 4 : tcpdump (RHSA-2005:505)
  • NASL familySlackware Local Security Checks
    NASL idSLACKWARE_SSA_2005-195-10.NASL
    descriptionNew tcpdump packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue. A specially crafted BGP packet can cause tcpdump to go into an infinite loop, creating a denial of service where network monitoring is disabled.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19209
    published2005-07-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19209
    titleSlackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : tcpdump DoS (SSA:2005-195-10)
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-101.NASL
    descriptionA Denial of Service vulnerability was found in tcpdump during the processing of certain network packages. Because of this flaw, it was possible for an attacker to inject a carefully crafted packet onto the network which would crash a running tcpdump session. The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem. This problem does not affect at least tcpdump 3.8.1 and earlier.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18498
    published2005-06-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18498
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : tcpdump (MDKSA-2005:101)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-141-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that certain invalid BGP packets triggered an infinite loop in tcpdump, which caused tcpdump to stop working. This could be abused by a remote attacker to bypass tcpdump analysis of network traffic. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id20534
    published2006-01-15
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2005-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2006-2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20534
    titleUbuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : tcpdump vulnerability (USN-141-1)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-854.NASL
    descriptionSimon Nielsen discovered that the BGP dissector in tcpdump, a powerful tool for network monitoring and data acquisition, does not properly handle a -1 return value from an internal function that decodes data packets. A specially crafted BGP packet can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19962
    published2005-10-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19962
    titleDebian DSA-854-1 : tcpdump - infinite loop

Oval

accepted2013-04-29T04:11:51.588-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameAharon Chernin
    organizationSCAP.com, LLC
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationG2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • commentCentOS Linux 4.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • commentOracle Linux 4.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
descriptionThe 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.
familyunix
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11148
statusaccepted
submitted2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
titleThe 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.
version26

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2005:505
rpms
  • arpwatch-14:2.1a13-10.RHEL4
  • libpcap-14:0.8.3-10.RHEL4
  • tcpdump-14:3.8.2-10.RHEL4
  • tcpdump-debuginfo-14:3.8.2-10.RHEL4