CVE-2005-2873

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-09-09 · updated 2026-06-16

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

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.0, 2.6.0-test1, 2.6.0-test10, 2.6.0-test11, 2.6.0-test2, 2.6.0-test3 (+41)

References

http://blog.blackdown.de/2005/05/09/fixing-the-ipt_recent-netfilter-module/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14791
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9838
http://blog.blackdown.de/2005/05/09/fixing-the-ipt_recent-netfilter-module/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

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