#VU6755 Buffer overflow in Tcpdump - CVE-2017-5202

 

#VU6755 Buffer overflow in Tcpdump - CVE-2017-5202

Published: May 25, 2017 / Updated: May 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6755
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5202
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Tcpdump
Software vendor:
Tcpdump.org

Description

The vulnerability allow a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on the target syste.

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in print-isoclns.c:clnp_print() in the ISO CLNS parser. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted ISO CLNS protocol to trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result system compromise.

Remediation

Update to version 4.9.0.

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