tcpdump BGP RT_ROUTING_INFO denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in tcpdump (Packet Analyzer Software) (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component BGP Handler. The manipulation of the argument RT_ROUTING_INFO with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 04/26/2005 by Vade 79 (vade79) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1279. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117930 (CentOS Security Update for Tcpdump (CESA-2005:421)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 4140.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20289) and Exploit-DB (958). The entries 24946, 24945 and 24944 are related to this item.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 4140

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Sourcesinfo

Product: tcpdump.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Vade 79 (vade79)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1279 (🔍)
X-Force: 20289
SecurityFocus: 13380 - TCPDump BGP Decoding Routines Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15125
OSVDB: 15863 - tcpdump BGP RT_ROUTING_INFO Malformed Packet DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/15/2016 14:35
Updated: 07/24/2022 23:13
Changes: 04/15/2016 14:35 (47), 10/11/2018 13:13 (12), 07/24/2022 22:58 (3), 07/24/2022 23:13 (7)
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