CVE-2017-12987

Critical

Published: 14/09/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in the parse_elements() function.

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized memory access, potentially disclosing sensitive information.

It is recommended to update tcpdump to version 4.9.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-802_11.c:parse_elements().