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CVE-2005-2872

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.91%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-09-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Linux. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-2872
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.91%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.12, when running on 64-bit processors such as AMD64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain attacks such as SSH brute force, which leads to memset calls using a length based on the u_int32_t type, acting on an array of unsigned long elements, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2873.