CVE-2005-1280

tcpdump < 3.9.1 - Denial of Service via RSVP Packet Length 4

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1280. PoCs published by vade79.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a denial-of-service vulnerability in tcpdump and Ethereal (now Wireshark) by sending a malformed RSVP packet that triggers an infinite loop in the rsvp_print() function. The payload is crafted to exploit a zero-length condition in RSVP_OBJ_ERO/RRO handling.

Description

The rsvp_print function in tcpdump 3.9.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted RSVP packet of length 4.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by vade79 · cdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/956

This exploit targets a denial-of-service vulnerability in tcpdump and Ethereal (now Wireshark) by sending a malformed RSVP packet that triggers an infinite loop in the rsvp_print() function. The payload is crafted to exploit a zero-length condition in RSVP_OBJ_ERO/RRO handling.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: tcpdump (v3.8.x, v3.9.1, CVS), Ethereal (v0.10.10)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Raw socket permissions · Network access to target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396930
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15125
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-421.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10732
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-417.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430292/100/0/threaded
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_sco
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.60/SCOSA-2005.60.txt
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18146
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13390

Scores

EPSS 0.1019
EPSS Percentile 95.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
lbl/tcpdump < 3.9.1
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026