tcpdump BGP RT_ROUTING_INFO denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in tcpdump. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component BGP Handler. The manipulation of the argument RT_ROUTING_INFO leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1279. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19958 (Debian DSA-850-1 : tcpdump - infinite loop), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian 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)).

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), Exploit-DB (958), Tenable (19958), SecurityFocus (BID 13380†) and OSVDB (15863†). The entries VDB-24946, VDB-24945 and VDB-24944 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19958
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-850-1 : tcpdump - infinite loop
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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 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82439
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
Vulnerability Center: 7951

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2016 14:35
Updated: 06/30/2024 19:59
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), 06/14/2024 16:00 (19), 06/30/2024 19:59 (1)
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