CVE-2016-7975

Critical

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

Summary

The TCP parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in the tcp_print() function in print-tcp.c.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

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

Original NVD description (English source)

The TCP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-tcp.c:tcp_print().