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…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 13.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Tcpdump - bgp_update_print Remote Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1037dos, multiplepublished 9 Jun 2005Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 56 days later
· 56 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.5% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- 13906 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 17118 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 2005-0028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159208 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 15634 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:505 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11148 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- FEDORA-2005-406 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FLSA:156139 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-854 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-1270 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-1267)Record last updated .