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CVE-2005-2873

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2005-09-09 Modified: 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 Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

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