#VU6738 Buffer overflow in Tcpdump - CVE-2016-7932
Published: May 25, 2017 / Updated: May 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6738
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2016-7932
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Tcpdump
Tcpdump
Software vendor:
Tcpdump.org
Tcpdump.org
Description
The vulnerability allow a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the print-pim.c:pimv2_check_checksum() in the PIM parser. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PIM 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-pim.c:pimv2_check_checksum() in the PIM parser. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PIM 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.
Remediation
Update to version 4.9.0.