DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1279
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2005-05-02T04:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-08T06:47:21Z
Summary
[none]
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

Affected packages

Debian:12 / tcpdump

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.8.3-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279.json"

Debian:13 / tcpdump

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.8.3-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279.json"

Debian:14 / tcpdump

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.8.3-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1279.json"