Buffer overflow in Tcpdump
CVE-2016-8575
The Q.933 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-fr.c:q933_print(), a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-5482.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.055 (92.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8575?
- CVE-2016-8575 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tcpdump, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8575?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8575 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.