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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-12990: Tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 14, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

The ISAKMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to bugs in print-isakmp.c, several functions.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-tcpdump
Title
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