Base Score

CRITICAL9.8

CVE-2017-12900

Several protocol parsers in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could cause a buffer over-read in util-print.c:tok2strbuf().

VectorNETWORK

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateSep 14, 2017, 06:29

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-125

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

9.8

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Severity

CRITICAL

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

HIGH

Integrity (I)

HIGH

Availability (A)

HIGH

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0318fa8b61bd6c837641129d585f1a73c652b1e0
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
https://support.apple.com/HT208221

Base Score

CRITICAL9.8

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-125

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

9.8

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Severity

CRITICAL

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

HIGH

Integrity (I)

HIGH

Availability (A)

HIGH