CVE-2017-5342

Published: 27 January 2017

In tcpdump before 4.9.0, a bug in multiple protocol parsers (Geneve, GRE, NSH, OTV, VXLAN and VXLAN GPE) could cause a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ether_print().

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 9.8

Status

Package	Release	Status
tcpdump Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Released (4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1)
	trusty	Released (4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.9.0-1)
	xenial	Released (4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1)
	yakkety	Released (4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.10.1)

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5342
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3205-1
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