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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-13053 · published 14 September 2017

CVE-2017-13053: Tcpdump out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Tcpdump · Tcpdump

The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-bgp.c:decode_rt_routing_info().

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 3.2% · top 12.2% CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
3.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-bgp.c:decode_rt_routing_info().

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/bd4e697ebd6c8457efa8f28f6831fc929b88a014 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
https://support.apple.com/HT208221
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/bd4e697ebd6c8457efa8f28f6831fc929b88a014 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23
https://support.apple.com/HT208221

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-13053), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.