9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-13042
Tcpdump HNCP Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability
Description

The HNCP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-hncp.c:dhcpv6_print().

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:10 a.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-13042 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 Tcpdump tcpdump

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-13042 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-13042 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307
    Added Reference http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
    Added Reference https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/39582c04cc5e34054b2936b423072fb9df2ff6ef
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT208221
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-125
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    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 cve@mitre.org

    Nov. 14, 2017

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

    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 cve@mitre.org

    Sep. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 15, 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 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    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/39582c04cc5e34054b2936b423072fb9df2ff6ef No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/39582c04cc5e34054b2936b423072fb9df2ff6ef 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)
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Sep. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-13042 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-13042 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.36 }} -0.07%

score

0.78388

percentile

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