VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-2873
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-09-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.