CVE-2016-7930
CriticalSummary
The LLC/SNAP parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in the llc_print() function in print-llc.c.
Risk Assessment
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution or application crashes, posing a serious security threat to the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update tcpdump to version 4.9.0 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
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Original NVD description (English source)
The LLC/SNAP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-llc.c:llc_print().