Out-of-bounds Read Affecting tcpdump package, versions <14:4.9.2-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-TCPDUMP-4462977
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Jul 2017

Introduced: 18 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11544  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 tcpdump to version 14:4.9.2-3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHEA-2018:0705.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tcpdump package and not the tcpdump package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2017-11543. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2017-11543. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2017-11543 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage