vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-11543)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 23, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 23, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was discovered in tcpdump's handling of LINKTYPE_SLIP in the sliplink_print function in print-sl.c. An attacker could craft a malicious pcap file or send specially crafted packets to the network that would cause tcpdump to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when attempting to print a summary of the packet data.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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