What is the severity of CVE-2017-5342?

CVE-2017-5342 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause buffer overflow issues.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5342?

To fix CVE-2017-5342, upgrade tcpdump to version 4.9.0 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.

Which versions of tcpdump are affected by CVE-2017-5342?

CVE-2017-5342 affects tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0, specifically versions up to and including 4.8.1.

What symptoms indicate an exploitation of CVE-2017-5342?

Symptoms may include unexpected application crashes or abnormal behavior during packet analysis.

Is CVE-2017-5342 specific to any particular protocol?

Yes, CVE-2017-5342 affects multiple protocol parsers including Geneve, GRE, NSH, OTV, and VXLAN.

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CVE-2017-5342

critical

9.8

CWE

119

28/1/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-5342: Buffer Overflow

First published: Sat Jan 28 2017(Updated: )

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().

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Tcpdump	<=4.8.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5342?
CVE-2017-5342 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause buffer overflow issues.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5342?
To fix CVE-2017-5342, upgrade tcpdump to version 4.9.0 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.
Which versions of tcpdump are affected by CVE-2017-5342?
CVE-2017-5342 affects tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0, specifically versions up to and including 4.8.1.
What symptoms indicate an exploitation of CVE-2017-5342?
Symptoms may include unexpected application crashes or abnormal behavior during packet analysis.
Is CVE-2017-5342 specific to any particular protocol?
Yes, CVE-2017-5342 affects multiple protocol parsers including Geneve, GRE, NSH, OTV, and VXLAN.

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