CVE Catalog
CVE-2016-7983
CriticalSummary
The BOOTP parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in the bootp_print() function.
Risk Assessment
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, 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.
Original NVD description (English source)
The BOOTP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print().