Description
The BOOTP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-bootp.c:bootp_print().
Published: 2017-09-14
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1097-1 tcpdump security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3971-1 tcpdump security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-4546 The BOOTP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-bootp.c:bootp_print().
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3415-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3415-2 tcpdump vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tcpdump Tcpdump
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-04T15:18:25.339Z

Reserved: 2017-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-13028

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:58:11.487Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-14T06:29:02.280

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-13028

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-09-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-13028 - Bugzilla

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