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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7993

A bug in util-print.c:relts_print() in tcpdump before 4.9.0 could cause a buffer overflow in multiple protocol parsers (DNS, DVMRP, HSRP, IGMP, lightw...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

A bug in util-print.c:relts_print() in tcpdump before 4.9.0 could cause a buffer overflow in multiple protocol parsers (DNS, DVMRP, HSRP, IGMP, lightweight resolver protocol, PIM).

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 tcpdump

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.9.0-1"}]}]

Debian:13 tcpdump

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.9.0-1"}]}]

Debian:14 tcpdump

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.9.0-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org