CVE-2005-1279
5.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
56.79%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other
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.
Published: 5/2/2005
Modified: 4/16/2026
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v2 Score
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
56.79%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile
This vulnerability has a 56.79% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
NVD-CWE-Other