VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-12997

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-09-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The LLDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an infinite loop due to a bug in print-lldp.c:lldp_private_8021_print().

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Primary references