vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3205-1 (CVE-2016-7993): tcpdump vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 27, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 27, 2017
Added
Feb 22, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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).
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-tcpdump
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