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CVE-2005-1279 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.60/SCOSA-2005.60.txt	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/15125	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17101	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18146	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9601	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-850	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-417.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-421.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396932	CVE	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13389	CVE
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.60/SCOSA-2005.60.txt	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/15125	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17101	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18146	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9601	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-850	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-417.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-421.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396932	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13389	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
lbl tcpdump	<= 3.8.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 19, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 10, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]