CRITICAL
tcpdump: Buffer over-read in print-802_11.c:parse_elements() in IEEE 802.11 parser
Published Sep 14, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.28%
Description
The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-802_11.c:parse_elements().
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 9.0
- 10.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.6
- 7.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tcpdump-14:4.9.2-3.el7
Fixed · RHEA-2018:0705
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tcpdump
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tcpdump
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tcpdump-14:4.9.2-3.el7 | Fixed | RHEA-2018:0705 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tcpdump | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.28% 0.03284
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03284
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.28% (0.03284) | 88.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.28% (0.03284) | 86.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.17% (0.02168) | 82.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.28% (0.04279) | 81.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.46% (0.01456) | 86.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 1.46% (0.01456) | 86.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01456) | 84.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01215) | 83.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00859) | 79.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 77.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 48.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 47.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12987 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490553 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/2ecb9d2c67d9119250c54811a6ce4d0f2ddf44f1 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/99798bd9a41bd3d03fdc1e949810a38967f20ed3 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12987
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208221 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12987
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 14, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2017
Link CVE-2017-12987
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a