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TI-2005-01205 Aliases CVE-2005-1279GHSA-4cr9-2wh9-585g

tcpdump 3.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite…

Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.18721 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.8.3VulnerableLbl
  • cpe:2.3:a:lbl:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.8.3 Vulnerable ·Lbl

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:417 Released 2005-05-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tcpdump security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4, arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4.i386, arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4, arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4.i386, libpcap-14:0.8.3-9.RHEL4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4, arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4.i386, arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4, arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4.i386, arpwatch-14:2.1a13-9.RHEL4.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2005:421 Released 2005-05-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tcpdump security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5.i386, tcpdump-14:3.7.2-7.E3.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5.i386, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5.i386, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5.i386, libpcap-14:0.7.2-7.E3.5.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:421
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:421
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:417
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:417
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:421
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:417
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:421
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:417

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1279
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cr9-2wh9-585g

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2000-01016 Multiple buffer overflows in LBNL tcpdump allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00367 Buffer overflow in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-01232 Buffer overflow in print-rx.c of tcpdump 3.x (probably 3.6x) allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-01197 The bgp_update_print function in tcpdump 3.x does not properly handle a -1 return value… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-1999-00974 ip_print procedure in Tcpdump 3.4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-01274 The BGP decoding routines in tcpdump 3.6.x before 3.7 do not properly copy data, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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