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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component tcpdump. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The LLDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-lldp.c:lldp_private_8021_print().
The bug was discovered 09/11/2017. The weakness was presented 10/31/2017 as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12997 since 08/21/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 4.9.2.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100472 (AIX 5.3 TL 12 : tcpdump (IV94729)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 10.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100472). See 21822, 21823, 106590 and 106591 for similar entries.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 100472
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 12 : tcpdump (IV94729)
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OpenVAS ID: 53377
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3971-1 (tcpdump - security update)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1
Patch: github.com
Timeline
05/30/2017 🔍08/21/2017 🔍
09/11/2017 🔍
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09/14/2017 🔍
10/31/2017 🔍
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01/05/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208221
Researcher: Otto Airamo, Antti Levomäki.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-12997 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039307
SecurityFocus: 100914 - Tcpdump CVE-2017-12997 Denial of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 11/03/2017 15:27Updated: 01/05/2023 17:08
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:27 (78), 12/03/2019 16:28 (5), 01/22/2021 12:37 (3), 01/22/2021 12:42 (1), 01/05/2023 17:08 (3)
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