Buffer over-read in Tcpdump - CVE-2017-13003

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8377

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13003

CWE-ID: CWE-126

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to buffer over-read in the LMP component. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and retrieve arbitrary files on the system.

Tcpdump
Debian Linux
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Arch Linux
IBM AIX
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
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Ubuntu
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tcpdump (Red Hat package)

Update to version 4.9.2.

tcpdump (Red Hat package) - update to 4.9.2-3.el7

• http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Tcpdump
• Arch Linux update for tcpdump
• Debian update for tcpdump
• Gentoo update for Tcpdump
• Ubuntu update for tcpdump
• Ubuntu update for tcpdump
• Slackware Linux update for tcpdump
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM AIX
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for tcpdump