tcpdump 4.9.2 print-aoe.c aoe_prin out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in tcpdump 4.9.2. Affected is the function aoe_prin of the file print-aoe.c. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-16808. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in tcpdump 4.9.2 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function aoe_prin of the file print-aoe.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was presented 11/13/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-16808 since 11/13/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Product: tcpdump.org

Advisory: 154710
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-16808 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109328
SecurityTracker: 1039773

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2017 14:21
Updated: 01/10/2023 10:22
Changes: 11/14/2017 14:21 (56), 12/06/2019 08:04 (2), 01/23/2021 10:59 (3), 01/10/2023 10:16 (3), 01/10/2023 10:22 (1)
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