CVE-2017-12995
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
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().
How to fix CVE-2017-12995
To remediate CVE-2017-12995, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tcpdump—upgrade to 4.9.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-12995 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.9.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |