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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2017-13054

Severity High
Score 9.8/10

Summary

The LLDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-lldp.c:lldp_private_8023_print().

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published