Description
Several protocol parsers in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could cause a buffer overflow in util-print.c:bittok2str_internal().
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 9.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
- http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txtVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9f0730bee3eb65d07b49fd468bc2f269173352feIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
- https://support.apple.com/HT208221
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
- http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txtVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9f0730bee3eb65d07b49fd468bc2f269173352feIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
- https://support.apple.com/HT208221
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 14, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified