security flaw
Published Jun 20, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.4
- 3.4a6
- 3.5
- 3.5.2
- 3.5_alpha
- 3.6.2
- 3.6.3
- 3.7
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.2
- 3.8.1
- 3.8.2
- 3.8.3
- 3.9
- 3.9.1
Configuration 2
- n/a
- 10.1
- 10.1
- 10.2
- 10.2
- core_3.0
- core_4.0
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tcpdump-14:3.8.2-10.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:505
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tcpdump-14:3.8.2-10.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:505 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.50% (0.13502) | 96.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.50% (0.13502) | 95.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 92.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.78% (0.18783) | 92.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 92.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.16% (0.09158) | 94.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 6.80% (0.06797) | 93.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 7.98% (0.07979) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 8.65% (0.08651) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.30% (0.06300) | 92.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15634/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17118 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-854 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-June/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-505.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13906 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0028/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1267 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159208 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617624 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1267
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11148 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1267
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.