CVE-2017-16808 (Medium) detected in platform_external_tcpdumpandroid-mainline-12.0.0_r17

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CVE-2017-16808 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - platform_external_tcpdumpandroid-mainline-12.0.0_r17

Library home page: https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_external_tcpdump.git

Found in HEAD commit: 8bc69f757d775a894d925b18a07be1dcc294773c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/print-aoe.c

Vulnerability Details

tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print in print-aoe.c and lookup_emem in addrtoname.c.

Publish Date: 2017-11-13

URL: CVE-2017-16808

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-16808

Release Date: 2017-11-13

Fix Resolution: 4.9.3

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.