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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2017-12985
Deferred
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-14 Sep, 2017 | 06:29
Updated At-04 Dec, 2025 | 16:15

The IPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-ip6.c:ip6_print().

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.19.8CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary3.09.8CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary2.07.5HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 9.8
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 3.0
Base score: 9.8
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches
tcpdump & libpcap
tcpdump
>>tcpdump>>Versions up to 4.9.1(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-125Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE-125Secondary134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE ID: CWE-125
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-125
Type: Secondary
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txtcve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/66df248b49095c261138b5a5e34d341a6bf9ac7fcve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://support.apple.com/HT208221cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txtaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/66df248b49095c261138b5a5e34d341a6bf9ac7faf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://support.apple.com/HT208221af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/66df248b49095c261138b5a5e34d341a6bf9ac7f
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://support.apple.com/HT208221
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/66df248b49095c261138b5a5e34d341a6bf9ac7f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://support.apple.com/HT208221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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