Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2017-11543. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2017-11543. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2017-11543 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2017-11543. Reason: This candidate is a     duplicate of CVE-2017-11543. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2017-11543 instead of this     candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage     (CVE-2017-11544)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has tcpdump packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - Several protocol parsers in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could     cause a buffer over-read in util-print.c:tok2strbuf().
    (CVE-2017-12900)

  - tcpdump 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application     crash) via crafted packet data. The crash occurs in the     EXTRACT_16BITS function, called from the stp_print     function for the Spanning Tree Protocol.
    (CVE-2017-11108)

  - A vulnerability was discovered in tcpdump's handling of     LINKTYPE_SLIP pcap files. An attacker could craft a     malicious pcap file that would cause tcpdump to crash     when attempting to print a summary of packet data within     the file. (CVE-2017-11543, CVE-2017-11544)

  - The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-isoclns.c:isoclns_print().
    (CVE-2017-12897)

  - The ISAKMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-isakmp.c:isakmp_rfc3948_print().
    (CVE-2017-12896)

  - The IPv6 fragmentation header parser in tcpdump before     4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-     frag6.c:frag6_print(). (CVE-2017-13031)

  - The RADIUS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-radius.c:print_attr_string().
    (CVE-2017-13032)

  - The IPv6 mobility parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-     mobility.c:mobility_opt_print(). (CVE-2017-13023,     CVE-2017-13024, CVE-2017-13025)

  - The ISO ES-IS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-isoclns.c:esis_print().
    (CVE-2017-13016, CVE-2017-13047)

  - The LLDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-lldp.c:lldp_mgmt_addr_tlv_print().
    (CVE-2017-13027)

  - The White Board protocol parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2     has a buffer over-read in print-wb.c:wb_prep(), several     functions. (CVE-2017-13014)

  - The IS-IS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-isoclns.c:isis_print_extd_ip_reach().
    (CVE-2017-12998)

  - The IEEE 802.15.4 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in     print-802_15_4.c:ieee802_15_4_if_print().
    (CVE-2017-13000)

  - The ISO IS-IS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-isoclns.c:isis_print_id().
    (CVE-2017-13035)

  - The OSPFv3 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-ospf6.c:ospf6_decode_v3().
    (CVE-2017-13036)

  - The ISO IS-IS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-isoclns.c, several functions.
    (CVE-2017-13026)

  - The Juniper protocols parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has     a buffer over-read in print-     juniper.c:juniper_parse_header(). (CVE-2017-13004)

  - The PPP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-ppp.c:print_ccp_config_options().
    (CVE-2017-13029)

  - The IPv6 mobility parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-mobility.c:mobility_print().
    (CVE-2017-13009)

  - The Apple PKTAP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-pktap.c:pktap_if_print().
    (CVE-2017-13007)

  - The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-802_11.c:parse_elements().
    (CVE-2017-13008, CVE-2017-12987)

  - The Juniper protocols parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has     a buffer over-read in print-juniper.c, several     functions. (CVE-2017-12993)

  - The ISAKMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-isakmp.c, several functions.
    (CVE-2017-13039)

  - The MPTCP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-mptcp.c, several functions.
    (CVE-2017-13040)

  - The ICMPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-icmp6.c:icmp6_nodeinfo_print().
    (CVE-2017-13041)

  - The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-bgp.c:decode_multicast_vpn().
    (CVE-2017-13043)

  - The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-bgp.c:decode_rt_routing_info().
    (CVE-2017-13053)

  - The LLDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-lldp.c:lldp_private_8023_print().
    (CVE-2017-13054)

  - The RPKI-Router parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-rpki-     rtr.c:rpki_rtr_pdu_print(). (CVE-2017-13050)

  - The IKEv2 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-isakmp.c, several functions.
    (CVE-2017-13690)

  - The IPv6 routing header parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2     has a buffer over-read in print-rt6.c:rt6_print().
    (CVE-2017-13725, CVE-2017-12986)

  - The ISO IS-IS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-     isoclns.c:isis_print_is_reach_subtlv(). (CVE-2017-13055)

  - The Cisco HDLC parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-chdlc.c:chdlc_print().
    (CVE-2017-13687)

  - The RESP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an     infinite loop due to a bug in print-     resp.c:resp_get_length(). (CVE-2017-12989)

  - The Zephyr parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-zephyr.c, several functions.
    (CVE-2017-12902)

  - The DNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an     infinite loop due to a bug in print-domain.c:ns_print().
    (CVE-2017-12995)

  - Several protocol parsers in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could     cause a buffer over-read in     addrtoname.c:lookup_bytestring(). (CVE-2017-12894)

  - The LLDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an     infinite loop due to a bug in print-     lldp.c:lldp_private_8021_print(). (CVE-2017-12997)

  - The ISAKMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 could enter an     infinite loop due to bugs in print-isakmp.c, several     functions. (CVE-2017-12990)

  - A vulnerability was found in tcpdump's verbose printing     of packet data. A crafted pcap file or specially crafted     network traffic could cause tcpdump to write out of     bounds in the BSS segment, potentially causing tcpdump     to display truncated or incorrectly decoded fields or     crash with a segmentation violation. This does not     affect tcpdump when used with the -w option to save a     pcap file. (CVE-2017-13011)

  - The SMB/CIFS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in smbutil.c:name_len(). (CVE-2017-12893)

  - The ICMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-icmp.c:icmp_print(). (CVE-2017-12895,     CVE-2017-13012)

  - The NFS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-nfs.c:interp_reply().
    (CVE-2017-12898)

  - The DECnet parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-decnet.c:decnet_print().
    (CVE-2017-12899)

  - The EIGRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-eigrp.c:eigrp_print().
    (CVE-2017-12901)

  - The IPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-ip6.c:ip6_print(). (CVE-2017-12985)

  - The telnet parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-telnet.c:telnet_parse().
    (CVE-2017-12988)

  - The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print().
    (CVE-2017-12991, CVE-2017-12994, CVE-2017-13046)

  - The RIPng parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-ripng.c:ripng_print().
    (CVE-2017-12992)

  - The PIMv2 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-pim.c:pimv2_print(). (CVE-2017-12996)

  - The IS-IS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-isoclns.c:isis_print().
    (CVE-2017-12999)

  - The NFS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-nfs.c:nfs_printfh(). (CVE-2017-13001)

  - The AODV parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-aodv.c:aodv_extension().
    (CVE-2017-13002)

  - The LMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-lmp.c:lmp_print(). (CVE-2017-13003)

  - The NFS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-nfs.c:xid_map_enter().
    (CVE-2017-13005)

  - The L2TP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-l2tp.c, several functions.
    (CVE-2017-13006)

  - The BEEP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-beep.c:l_strnstart().
    (CVE-2017-13010)

  - The ARP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-arp.c, several functions.
    (CVE-2017-13013)

  - The EAP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-eap.c:eap_print(). (CVE-2017-13015)

  - The DHCPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-dhcp6.c:dhcp6opt_print().
    (CVE-2017-13017)

  - The PGM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-pgm.c:pgm_print(). (CVE-2017-13018,     CVE-2017-13019, CVE-2017-13034)

  - The VTP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-vtp.c:vtp_print(). (CVE-2017-13020,     CVE-2017-13033)

  - The ICMPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-icmp6.c:icmp6_print().
    (CVE-2017-13021)

  - The IP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-     read in print-ip.c:ip_printroute(). (CVE-2017-13022)

  - The BOOTP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-bootp.c:bootp_print().
    (CVE-2017-13028)

  - The PIM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-pim.c, several functions.
    (CVE-2017-13030)

  - The IP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-     read in print-ip.c:ip_printts(). (CVE-2017-13037)

  - The PPP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-ppp.c:handle_mlppp().
    (CVE-2017-13038)

  - The HNCP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-hncp.c:dhcpv6_print().
    (CVE-2017-13042)

  - The HNCP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-hncp.c:dhcpv4_print().
    (CVE-2017-13044)

  - The VQP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-vqp.c:vqp_print(). (CVE-2017-13045)

  - The RSVP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-rsvp.c:rsvp_obj_print().
    (CVE-2017-13048, CVE-2017-13051)

  - The Rx protocol parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a     buffer over-read in print-rx.c:ubik_print().
    (CVE-2017-13049)

  - The CFM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-cfm.c:cfm_print(). (CVE-2017-13052)

  - The OLSR parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-olsr.c:olsr_print(). (CVE-2017-13688)

  - The IKEv1 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer     over-read in print-isakmp.c:ikev1_id_print().
    (CVE-2017-13689)

  - tcpdump 4.9.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the     lldp_print function in print-lldp.c, related to util-     print.c. (CVE-2017-11541)

  - tcpdump 4.9.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the     pimv1_print function in print-pim.c. (CVE-2017-11542)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201709-23 (Tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tcpdump. Please review       the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the       privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
220450	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-11544	Nessus	Misc.	medium
127275	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : tcpdump Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0071)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	critical
103462	GLSA-201709-23 : Tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical

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