CVE-2005-4275

Scientific Atlanta DPX2100 Cable Modem - Denial of Service via Land Attack

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-4275. PoCs published by Justin M. Wray.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit leverages a denial-of-service vulnerability in Scientific Atlanta DPX2100 cable modems by sending malformed TCP 'LanD' packets using Hping2. The command crashes the device or disrupts network routing functionality.

Description

Scientific Atlanta DPX2100 Cable Modem allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via an IP packet with the same source and destination IPs and ports, and with the SYN flag set (aka LanD), as demonstrated using hping2. NOTE: the provenance of this issue is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Justin M. Wray · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26835

The exploit leverages a denial-of-service vulnerability in Scientific Atlanta DPX2100 cable modems by sending malformed TCP 'LanD' packets using Hping2. The command crashes the device or disrupts network routing functionality.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Scientific Atlanta DPX2100 cable modems
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Hping2 tool · knowledge of target device IP addresses
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15870

Scores

EPSS 0.0259
EPSS Percentile 83.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
scientific_atlanta/dpx2100_cable_modem
Published Dec 16, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026