CVE-2017-12899

high-risk
Published 2017-09-14

The DECnet parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-decnet.c:decnet_print().

Do I need to act?

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2.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (7)

Affected Vendors

Debian Tcpdump Redhat

References (16)

Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
Vendor Advisory http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
Issue Tracking https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/c6e0531b5def26ecf912e8de6ade...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/f96003b21e2abfbba59b926b10a7...
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208221
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
Vendor Advisory http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
Issue Tracking https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/c6e0531b5def26ecf912e8de6ade...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/f96003b21e2abfbba59b926b10a7...
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208221
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate