CVE catalog
CVE-2024-2397
tcpdump: CVE-2024-2397
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.29% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tcpdump | sid | 4.99.6-2 | not affected |
| Debian | tcpdump | forky | 4.99.6-2 | not affected |
| Debian | tcpdump | trixie | 4.99.5-2 | not affected |
| Debian | tcpdump | bookworm | 4.99.3-1 | not affected |
| Opensuse | tcpdump | tumbleweed | 4.99.5-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tcpdump | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Opensuse | tcpdump | rpm | tumbleweed | 4.99.5-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14305-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [tcpdump]Not affected
Details (2)
4.99.3-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · tcpdump · debian · bookworm
4.99.3-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · tcpdump · debian · bookworm
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_14305-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14305-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-2397]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2024/cve-2024-2397.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-0859.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]