CVE-2017-12988 | tcpdump up to 4.9.1 Telnet Parser print-telnet.c telnet_parse memory corruption (Nessus ID 103257 / ID 370625)
A vulnerability was found in tcpdump up to 4.9.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function telnet_parse of the file print-telnet.c of the component Telnet Parser. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12988. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.