Base Score

HIGH7.5

CVE-2017-12995

The DNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-domain.c:ns_print().

VectorNETWORK

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateSep 14, 2017, 06:29

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-835

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

9.8

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Severity

CRITICAL

Version

3.1

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/3a76fd7c95fced2c2f8c8148a9055c3a542eff29
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
https://support.apple.com/HT208221

Base Score

HIGH7.5

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-835

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

9.8

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Severity

CRITICAL

Version

3.1

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