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CVE-2017-11543

tcpdump: buffer overflow in the sliplink_print function

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 18, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in tcpdump's handling of LINKTYPE_SLIP pcap files. An attacker could craft a malicious pcap file that would cause tcpdump to crash when attempting to print a summary of packet data within the file.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write