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CVE-2017-12987

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2017 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:04 AM UTC
5 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-802_11.c:parse_elements().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (8)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/2ecb9d2c67d9119250c54811a6ce4d0f2ddf44f1
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/99798bd9a41bd3d03fdc1e949810a38967f20ed3
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/HT208221

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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