ALPINE-CVE-2017-11108
Record from OSV · Published July 8, 2017
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.11 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.14 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.21 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.4 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.8 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.23 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.16 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.15 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.3 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.12 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.10 | 4.9.1-r0 |
| tcpdump | Alpine:v3.13 | 4.9.1-r0 |
10 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.11 | tcpdump | 4.0.0-r1, 4.6.2-r0, 4.6.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | tcpdump | 4.6.2-r0, 4.9.0-r1, 4.9.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | tcpdump | 4.7.3-r0, 0, 4.1.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | tcpdump | 4.0.0-r1, 4.0.0-r2, 4.1.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | tcpdump | 4.2.1-r0, 4.1.1-r0, 4.7.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | tcpdump | 4.7.4-r1, 4.9.0-r1, 4.6.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | tcpdump | 4.1.1-r1, 0, 4.0.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | tcpdump | 4.0.0-r1, 4.9.0-r1, 4.1.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.3 | tcpdump | 0, 4.7.4-r0, 4.9.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | tcpdump | 4.7.4-r1, 4.9.0-r0, 4.7.4-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | tcpdump | 4.7.4-r2, 4.7.4-r1, 4.7.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | tcpdump | 4.2.1-r0, 4.5.1-r0, 4.3.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | tcpdump | 4.7.4-r2, 4.1.1-r0, 4.9.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | tcpdump | 4.7.4-r0, 0, 4.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | tcpdump | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | tcpdump | 4.9.0-r0, 4.0.0-r1, 4.0.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | tcpdump | 4.1.1-r0, 4.2.1-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | tcpdump | 4.7.4-r2, 4.9.0-r0, 4.9.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | tcpdump | 0, 4.0.0-r2, 4.9.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | tcpdump | 4.7.4-r2, 4.9.0-r0, 4.5.1-r0 |
…and 2 more
Timeline
- Jul 8, 2017 CVE Published
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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