CVE-2017-11108 — Out-of-bounds Read in Tcpdump

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow11 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.9%
top 16.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
TcpdumpDebian TcpdumpApple Macos High Sierra 10.13.1 Security Update 2017-001 Sierra AND Security Update 20
Timeline
PublishedJul 8
Latest updateMay 13

Description

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 vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶debiandebian/tcpdump< tcpdump 4.9.1-1 (bookworm)
▶Debiantcpdump/tcpdump< 4.9.1-1+3
▶Ubuntutcpdump/tcpdump< 4.9.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+1
▶NVDtcpdump/tcpdump4.9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-rr85-pcqj-p9q5: tcpdump 4↗2022-05-13
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OSV
tcpdump vulnerabilities↗2017-09-14
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OSV
CVE-2017-11108: tcpdump 4↗2017-07-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Apple
CVE-2017-11108: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Security Update 2017-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan↗2017-10-31
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Ubuntu
tcpdump vulnerabilities↗2017-09-14
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Ubuntu
tcpdump vulnerabilities↗2017-09-14
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Red Hat
tcpdump: Heap buffer overflow in the EXTRACT_16BITS function↗2017-07-07
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Debian
CVE-2017-11108: tcpdump - tcpdump 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based b...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-11108 tcpdump: Heap buffer overflow in the EXTRACT_16BITS function [fedora-all]↗2017-07-19
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-11108 tcpdump: Heap buffer overflow in the EXTRACT_16BITS function↗2017-07-19
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