CVE-2017-12989 (GCVE-0-2017-12989)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-14 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The RESP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-resp.c:resp_get_length().
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208221 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/comm… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
Date Public
2017-09-14 00:00
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