PT-2017-9417 · Tcpdump+6 · Tcpdump+6
Published
2017-01-27
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2016-7926
CVSS v3.1
9.8
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0
Description
The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the Ethernet parser, specifically in the
ethertype print() function. Additionally, there's a buffer overflow caused by improper bounds checking by the ISO CLNS parser in the clnp print() function. This could allow a remote attacker to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash by sending an overly long argument.Recommendations
For versions prior to 4.9.0, update to version 4.9.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the
ethertype print() and clnp print() functions until a patch is available. Avoid using the affected API endpoints or functions with overly long arguments until the issue is resolved.Exploit
Fix
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Ibm Aix
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu
Tcpdump