CVE-2017-12994 describes a critical buffer over-read vulnerability in the BGP parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.2, specifically within the bgp_attr_print() function in print-bgp.c. This flaw carries a CVSSv3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article mentioning its fix among 90 other CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.