CVE-2017-12996

Critical

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

Summary

The PIMv2 parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in the pimv2_print() 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 PIMv2 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-pim.c:pimv2_print().