CVE-2016-7928 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the IPComp parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0, specifically within the print-ipcomp.c:ipcomp_print() function. This flaw carries a CVSSv3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, surpassing 99% of all CVEs.
| 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.