Infinite loop in Tcpdump - CVE-2017-12995
Published: September 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8334
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12995
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tcpdump.org
Affected software:
Tcpdump
Tcpdump
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to infinite loop in the DNS component. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to infinite loop in the DNS component. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12995
Update to version 4.9.2.