CVE-2024-2397CWE-835

infinite loop in the PPP printer of tcpdump

Medium · published April 12, 2024

CVSS v3.1
6.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
20.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Due to a bug in packet data buffers management, the PPP printer in tcpdump can enter an infinite loop when reading a crafted DLT_PPP_SERIAL .pcap savefile. This problem does not affect any tcpdump release, but it affected the git master branch from 2023-06-05 to 2024-03-21.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00289 · 20.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Published
2024-04-12T13:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 APR 13:22Z
    infinite loop in the PPP printer of tcpdump
    cvelistv5