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title: "CVE-2017-12992\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-12992

Publication date 13 September 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12992?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The RIPng parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in
print-ripng.c:ripng\_print().

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tcpdump | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 4.9.2-0ubuntu0.17.04.2 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.9.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4.9.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12992?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| tcpdump | * Upstream:   [e942fb8](https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/e942fb84fbe3a73a98a00d2a279425872b5fb9d2) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12992)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12992)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-12992)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12992)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3415-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3415-2)
+ tcpdump vulnerabilities
+ 14 September 2017

+ [USN-3415-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3415-1)
+ tcpdump vulnerabilities
+ 14 September 2017

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12992>