CVE-2017-12997

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The LLDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-lldp.c:lldp_private_8021_print().

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-835CWE-125

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 14, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-12997: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix