LBL tcpdump 3.9.1 isis_print infinite loop

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.0$0-$5k0.00

A vulnerability was found in LBL tcpdump 3.9.1 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function isis_print. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The isis_print function, as called by isoclns_print, in tcpdump 3.9.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero length, as demonstrated using a GRE packet.

The weakness was shared 04/26/2005 by vade79 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1278 since 04/26/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18276 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tcpdump (MDKSA-2005:087)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117930 (CentOS Security Update for Tcpdump (CESA-2005:421)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20288), Tenable (18276) and Exploit-DB (959). The entries 24946, 24945 and 82439 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Dayunlockunlockunlockunlock
Todayunlockunlockunlockunlock

Nessus ID: 18276
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tcpdump (MDKSA-2005:087)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 53075
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: tcpdump
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

04/26/2005 🔍
04/26/2005 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2005 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2005 +0 days 🔍
04/27/2005 +0 days 🔍
04/27/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +4 days 🔍
05/15/2005 +13 days 🔍
05/17/2005 +2 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3585 days 🔍
07/05/2021 +2308 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: vade79
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1278 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 20288
Vulnerability Center: 7950 - DoS in tcpdump <= 3.9.1 via isis_print Function, Medium
SecurityFocus: 13392
Secunia: 15125 - tcpdump Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15862 - tcpdump ISIS isis_print() Function Malformed Packet DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/05/2021 07:52
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (77), 06/08/2017 23:46 (6), 07/05/2021 07:52 (3)
Complete: 🔍

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Interested in the pricing of exploits?

See the underground prices here!