CVE-2017-12991

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 BGP parser component of tcpdump, specifically in the bgp attr print() function within print-bgp.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 BGP parser component until the update can be applied.