CVE-2016-7934 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the RTCP parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0, specifically located in print-udp.c:rtcp_print(). This flaw carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While highly severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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