CVE-2005-1279 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
tcpdump 3.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted (1) BGP packet, which is not properly handled by RT_ROUTING_INFO, or (2) LDP packet, which is not properly handled by the ldp_print function.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 18.72% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lbl | tcpdump |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Tcpdump 3.8.x - 'ldp_print' Infinite Loop Denial of Service | 2005-04-26 |
| exploit-db | Tcpdump 3.8.x - 'rt_routing_info' Infinite Loop Denial of Service | 2005-04-26 |
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.60/SCOSA-2005.60.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18146
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-850
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-417.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-421.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396932
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13389
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9601
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.60/SCOSA-2005.60.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18146
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-850
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-417.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-421.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396932
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded
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