VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7986
The GeoNetworking parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-geonet.c, multiple functions.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.20%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The GeoNetworking parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-geonet.c, multiple functions.
- 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
- 3.20% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- tcpdump/tcpdump
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.