vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-7993: Moderate: tcpdump security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2017:1871)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 27, 2017 | Aug 3, 2017 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 27, 2017
Added
Aug 3, 2017
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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).
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-tcpdumpredhat-upgrade-tcpdump-debuginfo
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