CVE-2005-1279

Public Exploit

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 58.10% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/15125	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17101	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-421.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9601	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396932	mailing list exploit vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-850	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-417.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.60/SCOSA-2005.60.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18146	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13389	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1279?: CVE-2005-1279 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1279?: To fix CVE-2005-1279, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1279 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1279 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~58% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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