CVE-2017-5204
The IPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-ip6.c:ip6_print().
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The IPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-ip6.c:ip6_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
- 6.00% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- tcpdump/tcpdump · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.