CyberSec.Space Logo
Back to CVE Browser

CVE-2017-12902

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1290%
EPSS Percentile0.04th
PublishedSep 14, 2017
Last ModifiedMay 13, 2026

Vulnerability Description

The Zephyr parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-zephyr.c, several functions.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦
Tcpdump

Tcpdump

<= 4.9.1
💻
Debian

Debian Linux

= 9.0
💻
Debian

Debian Linux

= 10.0
💻
Redhat

Enterprise Linux Desktop

= 7.0
💻
Redhat

Enterprise Linux Server

= 7.0
💻
Redhat

Enterprise Linux Server Aus

= 7.6
💻
Redhat

Enterprise Linux Server Aus

= 7.7

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
🔗 http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
🔗 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
🔗 https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/6ec0c6fa63412c7a07a5bcb790a529c3563b4173
🔗 https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/d17507ffa3e9742199b02a66aa940e79ababfa30
🔗 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
🔗 https://support.apple.com/HT208221

Related Vulnerabilities

CVE-2000-102610.0

Multiple buffer overflows in LBNL tcpdump allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

CVE-2017-115429.8

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

CVE-2017-115439.8

tcpdump 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in the sliplink_print function in print-sl.c.

CVE-2017-115419.8

tcpdump 4.9.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the lldp_print function in print-lldp.c, related to util-print.c.