CVE-2016-7929

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: January 28, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The Juniper PPPoE ATM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-juniper.c:juniper_parse_header().

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.1%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

tcpdump

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