CVE-2024-2397

tcpdump: Crafted .pcap file may lead to Denial of Service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 12, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in tcpdump. Trying to print content from a maliciously crafted .pcap file may lead to an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service. This issue is considered low severity; for a successful attack to happen, a user must open a crafted file, and it will only crash a single user's execution of tcpdump.

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 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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