CVE-2017-12995

Description

The DNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-domain.c:ns_print().

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory tcpdump.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208221
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 vdb entry
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/3a76fd7c95fced2c2f8c8148a9055c3a542eff29 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12995?
CVE-2017-12995 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12995?
To fix CVE-2017-12995, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12995 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-12995 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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