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CVE-2017-11542

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0420%
EPSS Percentile13.42th
PublishedJul 23, 2017
Last ModifiedMay 13, 2026

Vulnerability Description

tcpdump 4.9.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the pimv1_print function in print-pim.c.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Tcpdump

Tcpdump

= 4.9.0

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99940
🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
🔗 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
🔗 https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/tcpdump-vul/heap-buffer-overflow/print-pim
🔗 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
🔗 https://support.apple.com/HT208221
🔗 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971

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