01 Record
CVE-2005-2873
The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier does not properly perform certain time tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX, which can cause ipt_recent
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier does not properly perform certain time tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX, which can cause ipt_recent
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-09-09 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 22:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c65abd0d9d9ae862151ed3ff9527db1564e60a67b47749e000bc085e14e994a3
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:235http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:220http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- blog.blackdown.dehttp://blog.blackdown.de/2005/05/09/fixing-the-ipt_recent-netfilter-module/
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9838https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9838
- www.securityfocus.com14791http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14791
- rhn.redhat.comRHBA-2007-0304http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
- secunia.com17826http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:219http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219