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CVE-2017-5342

In tcpdump before 4.9.0, a bug in multiple protocol parsers (Geneve, GRE, NSH, OTV, VXLAN and VXLAN GPE) could cause a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ether_print().

  • Published: Jan 28, 2017
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2017-5342
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
tcpdump / tcpdump - 4.8.1.x