CVE-2024-2397

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 6.2 Medium

Status

Deferred - security@tcpdump.org

Published

2024-04-12

Last modified

2025-02-13

Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected products

• Tcpdump (The Tcpdump Group)

References

• https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/b9811ef5bb1b7d45a90e042f81f3aaf233c8bcb2
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GEZRGR3QCW2ZNFIAWMZZOG4Z…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HUUI2MBVHFENXNBCHDQZP2RB…
• https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-security/2024-September/000298.html