CVE-2016-7993

critical

Description

A bug in util-print.c:relts_print() in tcpdump before 4.9.0 could cause a buffer overflow in multiple protocol parsers (DNS, DVMRP, HSRP, IGMP, lightweight resolver protocol, PIM).

References

https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-28

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00925

Detections

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