CVE-2016-7940

The STP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-stp.c, multiple functions.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852	Third 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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-01-28 01:59

Updated : 2023-11-07 02:35

NVD link : CVE-2016-7940

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7940

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7940

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tcpdump

tcpdump

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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