Buffer overflow in Tcpdump - CVE-2016-7986
Published: May 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6810
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7986
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tcpdump.org
Affected software:
Tcpdump
Tcpdump
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allow a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on the target syste.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the print-geonet.c in the GeoNetworking parser. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted protocol to trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result system compromise.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the print-geonet.c in the GeoNetworking parser. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted protocol to trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7986
Update to version 4.9.0.