Critical severity · published Jan 28, 2017
CVE-2017-5203
The BOOTP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print()
9.8
CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The BOOTP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.4; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.4; 7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
TC
Tcpdump · Tcpdump
before 4.9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5203
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5203
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30
www.mail-archive.com
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
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