CVE-2005-1279

NONE EPSS 96.9%

Published May 2, 200521y ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago

Published May 2, 2005 21y ago

Last Modified Jun 16, 2026 2w ago

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.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

96.9% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

Public Exploit Known

No Patch Available

Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
lbl	tcpdump	*	≤3.8.3

References 11

ftp.sco.com ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.60/SCOSA-2005.60.txt
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/15125
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/17101
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/18146
debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-850
redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-417.html
redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-421.html
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396932

ExploitVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13389
oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9601

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.