CVE-2016-7986
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
—
VIR risk
9.8
Description
The GeoNetworking parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-geonet.c, multiple functions.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tcpdump | tcpdump | {"endIncluding":"4.8.1"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201702-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852
- 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
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7986.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7986
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.