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CVE-2005-1279
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 18.7%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 18.7% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- 15125 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:421 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9601 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20050426 tcpdump[v3.8.x/v3.9.1]: ISIS, BGP, and LDP infinite loop DOS exploits. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-850 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:417 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FLSA:156139 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 18146 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 13389 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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