Overview
- Description
- Due to a bug in packet data buffers management, the PPP printer in tcpdump can enter an infinite loop when reading a crafted DLT_PPP_SERIAL .pcap savefile. This problem does not affect any tcpdump release, but it affected the git master branch from 2023-06-05 to 2024-03-21.
- Source
- security@tcpdump.org
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 6.2
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 2.5
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
Weaknesses
- security@tcpdump.org
- CWE-835
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending