CVE-2005-1279 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting tcpdump versions 3.8.3 and earlier. Remote attackers can trigger an infinite loop by sending specially crafted BGP or LDP packets, which are mishandled by the RT_ROUTING_INFO and ldp_print functions, respectively. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a partial availability impact. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code for both attack vectors is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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