9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-12899
"TCPdump DECnet Parser Buffer Over-Read"
Description

The DECnet parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-decnet.c:decnet_print().

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 14, 2017, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 23, 2020, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12899 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Tcpdump tcpdump
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12899.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/c6e0531b5def26ecf912e8de6ade86cbdaed3751 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/f96003b21e2abfbba59b926b10a7f9bc7d11e36c Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208221 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12899 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/f96003b21e2abfbba59b926b10a7f9bc7d11e36c Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/f96003b21e2abfbba59b926b10a7f9bc7d11e36c Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208221 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208221 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-125
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT208221 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/f96003b21e2abfbba59b926b10a7f9bc7d11e36c No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/f96003b21e2abfbba59b926b10a7f9bc7d11e36c Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt No Types Assigned http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/c6e0531b5def26ecf912e8de6ade86cbdaed3751 No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/c6e0531b5def26ecf912e8de6ade86cbdaed3751 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.46 }} 0.24%

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0.84659

percentile

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