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    CVE-2017-12987

    The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-802_11.c:parse_elements().

    Published:Sep 13, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Sep 14, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0206
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Aus
    Vendor
    Tcpdump
    Product
    Tcpdump

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    References

    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
    http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
    https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/2ecb9d2c67d9119250c54811a6ce4d0f2ddf44f1
    https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/99798bd9a41bd3d03fdc1e949810a38967f20ed3
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
    https://support.apple.com/HT208221
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
    http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
    https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/2ecb9d2c67d9119250c54811a6ce4d0f2ddf44f1
    https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/99798bd9a41bd3d03fdc1e949810a38967f20ed3
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
    https://support.apple.com/HT208221

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High