// For flags

CVE-2017-12989

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201709-23

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The RESP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-resp.c:resp_get_length().

El analizador sintáctico RESP en tcpdump en versiones anteriores a la 4.9.2 podría introducir un bucle infinito por un fallo en print-resp.c:resp_get_length().

Wilfried Kirsch discovered a buffer overflow in the SLIP decoder in tcpdump. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Bhargava Shastry discovered a buffer overflow in the bitfield converter utility function bittok2str_internal in tcpdump. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-08-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-09-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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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Affected