Buffer over-read in Tcpdump - CVE-2017-13042

 

Buffer over-read in Tcpdump - CVE-2017-13042

Published: September 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8406
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-2017-13042
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

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

Affected software

Tcpdump
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
IBM AIX
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Ubuntu
Slackware Linux
tcpdump (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2017-13042

Update to version 4.9.2.

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

External References

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