CVE-2005-1267

Exp

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.

Published: 2005-06-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1267 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.27%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-1267

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1037 exploit_db edb 2005-06-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1267

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 18.78% 11.27% -7.51%
2 2025-03-29 11.27% 18.78% +7.51%
3 2025-03-17 — 11.27% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1267

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1267

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1267

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-1267 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tcpdump), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1267
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1267
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1267 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tcpdump), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1267

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1267

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lbl tcpdump 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.4a6 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.4a6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.5_alpha cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.5_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.7 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.9 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lbl tcpdump 3.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linux — cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat fedora_core core_3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat fedora_core core_4.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1267

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