CVE-2005-1279 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted BGP or LDP packets processed by tcpdump, affecting network monitoring tools.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1279?
CVE-2005-1279 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lbl Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1279?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-1279 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1279 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279, DSA-850-1, GHSA-4cr9-2wh9-585g.