# CVE-2001-1279

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2001-1279
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.86
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 1, 2004
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

Buffer overflow in print-rx.c of tcpdump 3.x (probably 3.6x) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via AFS RPC packets with invalid lengths that trigger an integer signedness error, a different vulnerability than CVE-2000-1026.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-032.php)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797201)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-025.0.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-089.html)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7006.php)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3065)
- [CNA](http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000480)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:48.tcpdump.asc)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 17.29%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 94.9

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._