CVE-2017-11108

tcpdump 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted packet data. The crash occurs in the EXTRACT_16BITS function, called from the stp_print function for the Spanning Tree Protocol.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468504	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
https://support.apple.com/HT208221
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468504	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
https://support.apple.com/HT208221

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-07-08 17:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-11108

Mitre link : CVE-2017-11108

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-11108

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tcpdump

tcpdump

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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