CVE-2005-2873 in Kernel

Summary

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 netfilter rules to block too early a different vulnerability than cve-2005-2872.

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• Reservation: 09/09/2005
• Disclosure: 09/09/2005
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-26275 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.0
• EPSS: 0.00079
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2873
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2873
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2005-2873/