VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11108
tcpdump 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted packet data.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
tcpdump 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted packet data. The crash occurs in the EXTRACT_16BITS function, called from the stp_print function for the Spanning Tree Protocol.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.90% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- tcpdump/tcpdump
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468504Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
- https://support.apple.com/HT208221
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468504Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
- https://support.apple.com/HT208221
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.