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CVE-2017-5342
CVE-2017-5342
PUBLISHED
In tcpdump before 4.9.0, a bug in multiple protocol parsers (Geneve, GRE, NSH, OTV, VXLAN and VXLAN GPE) could cause a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ether_print().
EPSS 5.61% · 90.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
5.61%
90.5th 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, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CVE-2017-5342 In tcpdump before 4.9.0 a bug in multiple protocol parsers could cause a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ether_print() (hackerone)
- CVE-2017-5342 In tcpdump before 4.9.0 a bug in multiple protocol parsers could cause a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ether_print() (hackerone)
- CVE-2017-5342 In tcpdump before 4.9.0 a bug in multiple protocol parsers could cause a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ether_print() (hackerone)
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Oct 8, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 22, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 13, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 16, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 17, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5342 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3205-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5342 third-party-advisory