CVE-2017-12899

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.2

Description The issue is related to a buffer over-read in the DECnet parser. A remote attacker could obtain sensitive information by sending a specially crafted request to exploit this issue in the HNCP component.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.9.2, update to version 4.9.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the HNCP component until the update is applied.