CVE-2017-13040

CVE-2017-13040 affects tcpdump prior to 4.9.2. The MPTCP parser contains a buffer over-read in print-mptcp.c, which could allow a remote attacker to access sensitive information. The advisory notes this as a tcpdump vulnerability and indicates remediation by upgrading to tcpdump 4.9.2 (or later)....

Tcpdump MPTCP Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Tcpdump is a set of sniffing tools developed by the Tcpdump team that run at the command line. The tools allow users to intercept and display TCP/IP and other packets sent or received over a network connection to that computer.MPTCP parser is one of the MPTCP parsers. A buffer overflow...

CVE-2017-13040

The MPTCP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-mptcp.c, several functions...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13040

The MPTCP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-mptcp.c, several functions...

PT-2017-12883

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 MPTCP parser, specifically in the print-mptcp.c file, affecting several functions. Recommendations For versions prior to 4.9.2, update to version 4.9...

Black Hat 2014: Multipath TCP Introduces Security Blind Spot

If multipath TCP is the next big thing to bring resilience and efficiency to networking, then there are some serious security issues to address before it goes mainstream. MPTCP is an extension to the Internet’s primary communication protocol. It allows a TCP session to move over multiple...