vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-12987: tcpdump -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 13, 2017 | Sep 13, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 13, 2017
Added
Sep 13, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-802_11.c:parse_elements().
Solution
debian-upgrade-tcpdump
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