CVE-2017-12988

Critical

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

Summary

The telnet parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in the telnet_parse() function.

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to data or information transmitted via telnet.

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

Original NVD description (English source)

The telnet parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-telnet.c:telnet_parse().