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CVE-2017-12985
CVE-2017-12985
PUBLISHED
The IPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-ip6.c:ip6_print().
EPSS 2.01% · 84.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.01%
84.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | tcpdump | 4.4.0-1ubuntu1, 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1, 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tcpdump | 4.7.4-1ubuntu1, 4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CVE-2017-12985: The IPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in ip6_print() (hackerone)
- CVE-2017-12985: The IPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in ip6_print() (hackerone)
- CVE-2017-12985: The IPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in ip6_print() (hackerone)
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Oct 8, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
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References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12985 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3415-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3415-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12985 third-party-advisory