CVE-2017-11542

critical

Description

tcpdump 4.9.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the pimv1_print function in print-pim.c.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT208221

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23

https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/tcpdump-vul/heap-buffer-overflow/print-pim

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-3158

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99940

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-23

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01047