CVE-2016-7939

Critical

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

Summary

The GRE parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-gre.c in multiple functions.

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system or application crashes, jeopardizing data integrity.

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

Original NVD description (English source)

The GRE parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-gre.c, multiple functions.