CVE-2017-12988

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

Description The issue concerns a buffer over-read in the telnet parser, specifically in the telnet parse() function within print-telnet.c. This could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information by sending a specially crafted request.

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 telnet parser until the update can be applied.