The bgp_update_print function in tcpdump 3.x does not properly handle a -1 return value from the decode_prefix4 function, which allows…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

13.5% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

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)
• 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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 21:44 UTC.