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CVE-2005-1279: lbl tcpdump

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279DSA-850-1
Published 26-04-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-1279 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in lbl tcpdump. EPSS estimates a 18.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
18.72%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2005:417RHSA-2005:421

Timeline

  1. 26-04-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

18.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 18.72% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
18.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Tcpdump 3.8.x - 'ldp_print' Infinite Loop Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Tcpdump 3.8.x - 'rt_routing_info' Infinite Loop Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • tcpdump< 3.8.3-4 | < 3.6.2-2.9
Lbl1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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