VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-12999
The IS-IS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-isoclns.c:isis_print().
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The IS-IS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-isoclns.c:isis_print().
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.53% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- tcpdump/tcpdump
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
- http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txtVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/3b32029db354cbc875127869d9b12a9addc75b50Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
- https://support.apple.com/HT208221
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
- http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txtVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/3b32029db354cbc875127869d9b12a9addc75b50Issue Tracking, Patch, 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.