security flaw
Published Apr 26, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.72%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
tcpdump-14:3.7.2-7.E3.5
Fixed · RHSA-2005:421
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tcpdump-14:3.8.2-9.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:417
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | tcpdump-14:3.7.2-7.E3.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:421 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tcpdump-14:3.8.2-9.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:417 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.72% (0.18721) | 97.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.72% (0.18721) | 96.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 56.79% (0.56790) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 58.10% (0.58101) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 60.09% (0.60090) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 58.10% (0.58101) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 68.04% (0.68043) | 98.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 82.78% (0.82779) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 83.75% (0.83745) | 98.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 84.57% (0.84573) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.25% (0.91254) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.60/SCOSA-2005.60.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15125 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17101 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18146 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-850 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-417.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-421.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396932 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13389 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1279 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617629 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1279
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9601 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1279
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.