CVE-2017-12995

tcpdump: Infinite loop due to a bug in print-domain.c:ns_print() in DNS parser

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 13, 2017

Updated · December 5, 2025

Description

The DNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-domain.c:ns_print().

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')