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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-7928

The IPComp parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-ipcomp.c:ipcomp_print().

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.38%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The IPComp parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-ipcomp.c:ipcomp_print().

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.38% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
tcpdump/tcpdump
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.