CVE-2016-7930 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-119) in the LLC/SNAP parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0, specifically within the print-llc.c:llc_print() function. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows for unauthenticated, low-complexity network attacks (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| 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
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