CVE-2016-8575 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Q.933 parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0. This flaw, distinct from CVE-2017-5482, allows for remote code execution and denial of service due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 93/100, the potential impact includes complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) and no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with over 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.