CVE-2017-13000 describes a critical buffer over-read vulnerability in the IEEE 802.15.4 parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.2. This flaw, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, though it did receive limited media coverage.
| 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
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