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CVE-2005-1267

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2005-06-18	tcpdump -- infinite loops in protocol decoding

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CVE-2005-1267 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2005-1267
Phase	Assigned(20050425)

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.

References

Source	Reference
MISC	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159208
DEBIAN	DSA-854
FEDORA	FEDORA-2005-406
FEDORA	FLSA:156139
REDHAT	RHSA-2005:505
TRUSTIX	2005-0028
BID	13906
OVAL	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11148
SECUNIA	15634
SECUNIA	17118