CVE-2016-7931 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the MPLS parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0. This flaw, located in print-mpls.c:mpls_print(), allows for remote code execution or denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and community discussion, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB.
| 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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