CVE-2005-1279 (GCVE-0-2005-1279)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-04-26 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 21:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
11 references
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| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396932 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| 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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18146 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13389 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2005-04-26 00:00
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