CVE-2016-7993

NameCVE-2016-7993
DescriptionA bug in util-print.c:relts_print() in tcpdump before 4.9.0 could cause a buffer overflow in multiple protocol parsers (DNS, DVMRP, HSRP, IGMP, lightweight resolver protocol, PIM).
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-809-1, DSA-3775-1
NVD severityhigh

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
tcpdump (PTS)stretch (security), stretch4.9.3-1~deb9u1fixed
buster, buster (security)4.9.3-1~deb10u1fixed
bullseye, sid4.9.3-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
tcpdumpsourcewheezy4.9.0-1~deb7u1DLA-809-1
tcpdumpsourcejessie4.9.0-1~deb8u1DSA-3775-1
tcpdumpsource(unstable)4.9.0-1
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