5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-16808
"tcpdump Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability"
Description

tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print in print-aoe.c and lookup_emem in addrtoname.c.

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Published Date :

Nov. 13, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:40 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-16808 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16808 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2017-16808.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00065.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154710/Slackware-Security-Advisory-tcpdump-Updates.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039773 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/issues/645 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/2
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/

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Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16808 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16808 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154710/Slackware-Security-Advisory-tcpdump-Updates.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description tcpdump 4.9.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print in print-aoe.c and lookup_emem in addrtoname.c. tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print in print-aoe.c and lookup_emem in addrtoname.c.
    Added Reference https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/2 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00065.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039773 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039773 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/issues/645 No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/issues/645 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039773 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16808 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-2017-16808 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.17 }} -0.07%

score

0.52976

percentile

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