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CVE-2017-12995

The DNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-domain.c:ns_print().

The DNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-domain.c:ns_print().

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.01117
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
tcpdump<= 4.9.1
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Sep 2017 · 06:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11425-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:14191-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2854-1
usnUSN-3415-2
usnUSN-3415-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txtVendor Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/3a76fd7c95fced2c2f8c8148a9055c3a542eff29Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
https://support.apple.com/HT208221
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