Out-of-bounds Read Affecting tcpdump package, versions <14:4.9.0-5.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-TCPDUMP-2085621
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed2 Feb 2017
Introduced: 2 Feb 2017
CVE-2016-7992 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 tcpdump to version 14:4.9.0-5.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tcpdump package and not the tcpdump package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The Classical IP over ATM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-cip.c:cip_if_print().
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7992
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html