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CVE-2017-16808

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16808 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability affecting tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.3, specifically within the aoe_print and lookup_emem functions. It carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0317 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: tcpdump
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: tcpdump
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: tcpdump

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-16808Low

tcpdump: heap-based buffer over-read in aoe_print in print-aoe.c and lookup_emem in addrtoname.c

Nov 13, 2017

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00065.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/154710/Slackware-Security-Advisory-tcpdump-Updates.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
github.com / the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES
github.com / the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/issues/645
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Oct/2
support.apple.com / kb/HT210788
usn.ubuntu.com / 4252-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 4252-2
securitytracker.com / id/1039773
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry