CVE-2017-13021

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 ICMPv6 parser, specifically in the icmp6 print() function within print-icmp6.c. This problem can lead to potential security issues.

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 ICMPv6 parser until a patch is applied.