CVE-2017-12996

CRITICAL

Tcpdump < 4.9.1 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

The PIMv2 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-pim.c:pimv2_print().

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208221
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0112
EPSS Percentile 78.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
tcpdump/tcpdump < 4.9.1
Published Sep 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026