Out-of-bounds Read in Tcpdump
CVE-2017-13000
The IEEE 802.15.4 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-802_15_4.c:ieee802_15_4_if_print().
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/8512734883227c11568bb35da1d48b9f846… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- support.apple.com/HT208221
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/a7e5f58f402e6919ec444a57946bade7dfd… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 (vdb-entry)
- www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9be4e0b5938b705e7e36cfcb110a740c6ff… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13000?
- CVE-2017-13000 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tcpdump, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13000?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.