Out-of-bounds Read Affecting tcpdump package, versions <4.9.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.77% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TCPDUMP-390438
  • published14 Sept 2017
  • disclosed14 Sept 2017

Introduced: 14 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-13007  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tcpdump to version 4.9.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tcpdump package and not the tcpdump package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Apple PKTAP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-pktap.c:pktap_if_print().