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CVE-2017-16808

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4252-2

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print in print-aoe.c and lookup_emem in addrtoname.c.

tcpdump en versiones anteriores a la 4.9.3 tiene una lectura en exceso del búfer en la región heap de la memoria relacionada con aoe_print en print-aoe.c y lookup_emem en addrtoname.c.

USN-4252-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in tcpdump. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Multiple security issues were discovered in tcpdump. A remote attacker could use these issues to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-11-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-11-13 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-08-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
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"
 4.9.2
Search vendor "Tcpdump" for product "Tcpdump" and version "4.9.2"
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Affected