CVE-2017-11542

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-11542  

tcpdump 4.9.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the pimv1_print function in print-pim.c.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

tcpdump 4.9.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the pimv1_print function in print-pim.c.

Find out more about CVE-2017-11542 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

CVSS3 Base Score 5.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (tcpdump) RHEA-2018:0705 2018-04-10

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tcpdump Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 tcpdump Will not fix