vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2017-12989

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().

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

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().

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201709-23 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /HT208221 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3971 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039307 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • tcpdump.org /tcpdump-changes.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/db24063b01cba8e9d4d88b7d8ac70c9000c104e4 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHEA-2018:0705 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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