CVE-2017-11108 json
tcpdump 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted packet d…
published 2017-07-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-2745
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.9%
- EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
tcpdump 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted packet data. The crash occurs in the EXTRACT_16BITS function, called from the stp_print function for the Spanning Tree Protocol.
Patch / fix
- tcpdump Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.9.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11108
- tcpdump Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.9.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- tcpdump Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.9.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11108
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- tcpdump RHEL 7 14:4.9.2-3.el7
red hat advisories RHEA-2018:0705
- tcpdump SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +4 more 4.9.2-14.5.1
- tcpdump SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 3.9.8-1.30.5.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:2854-1SUSE-SU-2017:2690-1
- tcpdump openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.99.1-1.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11425-1
- tcpdump Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +19 more 4.9.1-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-11108
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2017-11108 updated cvss 3.3
tcpdump: Heap buffer overflow in the EXTRACT_16BITS function
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 tcpdump Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tcpdumpaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) tcpdump 4.9.2-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) tcpdump 4.9.2-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) tcpdump 4.9.2-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) tcpdump 4.9.2-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) tcpdump 4.9.2-3.el7fixed: vendor fix RHEA-2018:0705
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
cisa ICSA-19-155-01 updated cvss 7.5
PHOENIX CONTACT PLCNext AXC F 2152
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Phoenix Contact AXC F 2152 2404267 version 1.x, 1046568 (Starterkit) version 1.xaffected: vendor fix, mitigation “Phoenix Contact recommends affected users update to firmware release 2019.0 LTS or later, update to PLCNext Engineer release 2019.0 LTS or later, and apply the following specific mitigations below:” phoenixcontact.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
4.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201709-23
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2017/dsa-3971
vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
vendor-advisory
- support.apple.com /HT208221
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1468504
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-11108
- NVD CVE-2017-11108
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