CVE-2016-7937

Critical

Published: 28/01/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

The VAT parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in the vat_print() function in print-udp.c.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system or application crashes, posing a threat to data integrity and availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade tcpdump to version 4.9.0 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

The VAT parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:vat_print().