CVE-2016-7939
Published on: 01/27/2017 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:07 PM UTC
Certain versions of Tcpdump from Tcpdump contain the following vulnerability:
The GRE parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-gre.c, multiple functions.
- CVE-2016-7939 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as - currently rated as CRITICAL severity.
CVSS3 Score: 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
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UNCHANGED | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 7.5 - HIGH
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
PARTIAL | PARTIAL | PARTIAL |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3775-1 tcpdump | www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html |
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tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-30) — Gentoo Security | security.gentoo.org text/html |
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Bug#852744: unblock: tcpdump/4.9.0-1 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.mail-archive.com text/html |
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tcpdump Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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Tcpdump Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | access.redhat.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Application | Tcpdump | Tcpdump | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE