CVE-2017-12902
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201709-23
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The Zephyr parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-zephyr.c, several functions.
El analizador sintáctico Zephyr en tcpdump en versiones anteriores a la 4.9.2 tiene una vulnerabilidad de sobrelectura de búfer en print-zephyr.c en varias funciones.
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump, a command-line network traffic analyzer. These vulnerabilities might result in denial of service or, potentially, execution of arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.9.2-1~deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 4.9.2-1~deb9u1. For the testing distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 4.9.2-1 or earlier versions. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 4.9.2-1 or earlier versions.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2017-08-17 CVE Reserved
- 2017-09-09 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-31 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/6ec0c6fa63412c7a07a5bcb790a529c3563b4173 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208221 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/d17507ffa3e9742199b02a66aa940e79ababfa30 | 2020-10-23 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 | 2020-10-23 | |
| http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt | 2020-10-23 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 | 2020-10-23 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 | 2020-10-23 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Tcpdump Search vendor "Tcpdump" | Tcpdump Search vendor "Tcpdump" for product "Tcpdump" | <= 4.9.1 Search vendor "Tcpdump" for product "Tcpdump" and version " <= 4.9.1" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.7" | - |
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