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tcpdump: multiple overflow issues in protocol decoding

🗓️ 01 Aug 2017 12:00:24Reported by RedHatType 
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Tcpdump protocol decoding has overflow and out of bounds read flaws that may crash or loop.

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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in tcpdump affect IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)
31 Jan 201902:25
–ibm
AlpineLinux		CVE-2016-7992
28 Jan 201701:33
–alpinelinux
Apple		About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.4, Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite
27 Mar 201700:00
–apple
Apple		About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.4, Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite - Apple Support
29 Aug 201702:52
–apple
ArchLinux		[ASA-201702-1] tcpdump: arbitrary code execution
2 Feb 201700:00
–archlinux
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : tcpdump (CESA-2017:1871)
25 Aug 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DLA-809-1 : tcpdump security update
31 Jan 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-3775-1 : tcpdump - security update
30 Jan 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : tcpdump (EulerOS-SA-2017-1179)
8 Sep 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : tcpdump (EulerOS-SA-2017-1180)
8 Sep 201700:00
–nessus
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux7aarch64tcpdump14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-14:4.9.0-5.el7.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64tcpdump14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-14:4.9.0-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64letcpdump14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-14:4.9.0-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7s390xtcpdump14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-14:4.9.0-5.el7.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7x86_64tcpdump14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-14:4.9.0-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7aarch64tcpdump-debuginfo14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-debuginfo-14:4.9.0-5.el7.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64tcpdump-debuginfo14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-debuginfo-14:4.9.0-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64letcpdump-debuginfo14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-debuginfo-14:4.9.0-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7s390xtcpdump-debuginfo14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-debuginfo-14:4.9.0-5.el7.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7x86_64tcpdump-debuginfo14:4.9.0-5.el7tcpdump-debuginfo-14:4.9.0-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
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13 May 2026 01:17Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.00925
CWE-190
tcpdumpprotocol decodingoverflow vulnerabilitiescrafted packetslive capture modeinfinite loopout of bounds readinteger overflow
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