DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279

    Published: 2 May 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-1279

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1279

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tcpdump

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/tcpdump?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.8.3-4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High