TCPDump BGP Decoding Routines Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:13380

Info

TCPDump BGP Decoding Routines Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13380
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2005-1279
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 26 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:49AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Vade 79 <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition
Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Edition
Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SGI ProPack 3.0
SGI ProPack 2.4
SGI ProPack 2.3
SCO Unixware 7.1.4
SCO Unixware 7.1.3 up
SCO Unixware 7.1.3
SCO Open Server 6.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 1.0
RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Desktop 4.0
Red Hat Fedora Core3
Red Hat Fedora Core2
Red Hat Fedora Core1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
LBL tcpdump 3.8.3
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.1 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.1 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
 + Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.1
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition
 + Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Edition
 + Turbolinux Appliance Server Hosting Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server Workgroup Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Home
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
 + Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 LBL tcpdump 3.8.2
LBL tcpdump 3.8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
LBL tcpdump 3.7.2
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Advanced Server 6.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 6.5
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 6.1
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 6.1
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 6.0
LBL tcpdump 3.7.1
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -RELEASE
 + FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
 + Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 8.1
LBL tcpdump 3.7
LBL tcpdump 3.6.3
LBL tcpdump 3.6.2
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ Conectiva Linux 8.0
+ Conectiva Linux 7.0
+ Conectiva Linux 6.0
+ Conectiva Linux 5.1
+ Conectiva Linux 5.0
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ RedHat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + RedHat Linux 6.2 i386
 + RedHat Linux 6.2 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
LBL tcpdump 3.5.2
LBL tcpdump 3.5 alpha
LBL tcpdump 3.5
LBL tcpdump 3.4 a6
LBL tcpdump 3.4
IPCop IPCop 1.4.5
IPCop IPCop 1.4.4
IPCop IPCop 1.4.2
IPCop IPCop 1.4.1
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
Gentoo Linux 1.4
Gentoo Linux
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE/Alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 -RELEASE-p14
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
F5 BigIP 4.6.5
F5 BigIP 4.6.3
F5 BigIP 4.6.2
F5 BigIP 4.6
F5 BigIP 4.5.12
F5 BigIP 4.5.11
F5 BigIP 4.5.10
F5 BigIP 4.5.9
F5 BigIP 4.5.6
F5 BigIP 4.5
F5 BigIP 4.4
F5 BigIP 4.3
F5 BigIP 4.2
F5 BigIP 4.0
F5 3-DNS 4.6.3
F5 3-DNS 4.6.2
F5 3-DNS 4.6
F5 3-DNS 4.5.12
F5 3-DNS 4.5.11
F5 3-DNS 4.5
F5 3-DNS 4.4
F5 3-DNS 4.3
F5 3-DNS 4.2
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.0 mips
Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
Debian Linux 3.0 arm
Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
Debian Linux 3.0
Avaya S8710 R2.0.1
Avaya S8710 R2.0.0
Avaya S8700 R2.0.1
Avaya S8700 R2.0.0
Avaya S8500 R2.0.1
Avaya S8500 R2.0.0
Avaya S8300 R2.0.1
Avaya S8300 R2.0.0
Avaya Modular Messaging (MSS) 2.0
Avaya Modular Messaging (MSS) 1.1
Avaya MN100
Avaya Intuity LX
Avaya Converged Communications Server 2.0
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.1
Not Vulnerable: F5 BigIP 4.7
F5 BigIP 4.5.13
F5 3-DNS 4.7
F5 3-DNS 4.5.13

Discussion

TCPDump BGP Decoding Routines Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The tcpdump utility is prone to a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition in the software. The issue occurs due to the way tcpdump decodes Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) packets. A remote attacker may cause the software to enter an infinite loop by sending malformed BGP packets, resulting in the software hanging.

Versions up to and including 3.8.3 of tcpdump are reported prone to this issue.

Exploit / POC

TCPDump BGP Decoding Routines Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

TCPDump BGP Decoding Routines Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Reportedly, the vendor has addressed this vulnerability in the CVS-current release of tcpdump. This is not confirmed.

Please see the referenced vendor advisories for information on obtaining and applying fixes.


Red Hat Fedora Core1

IPCop IPCop 1.4.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2

SGI ProPack 2.3

LBL tcpdump 3.6.2

LBL tcpdump 3.7.1

LBL tcpdump 3.7.2

LBL tcpdump 3.8.3

FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3

FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELENG

SCO Open Server 6.0

SCO Unixware 7.1.4

S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0

References

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