CVE-2016-7992

Critical

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

Summary

The Classical IP over ATM parser in tcpdump before version 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in the cip_if_print() function in print-cip.c.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system or application crashes, jeopardizing 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 Classical IP over ATM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-cip.c:cip_if_print().