CVE-2024-2397

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileDEEUFR
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.29% (21st) EPSS
CVSS 6.2 · medium
Is it mine?
4 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · certfr

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.2
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · security@tcpdump.orgexploitability 2.5 · impact 3.6
v3.15.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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CWE-835US
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affected products (4)

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advisories (2)

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundcertfrNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-04-12modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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