CVE-2016-7992 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Classical IP over ATM parser within tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.0. This flaw, located in print-cip.c:cip_if_print(), can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical CVSS score of 9.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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