CVE-2016-7927 The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-802_11.c:ieee802_11_radio_print().
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-7927 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-7927 is a critical vulnerability in Tcpdump Tcpdump, published on 28 Jan 2017.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Tcpdump Tcpdump. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7927/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7927/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7927?
CVE-2016-7927 is a critical vulnerability in Tcpdump Tcpdump, published on 28 Jan 2017.
Official description
The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-802_11.c:ieee802_11_radio_print().
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7927?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tcpdump Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7927?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-7927 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tcpdump Tcpdump
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-7927, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7927, GHSA-9w57-8mw3-5g34, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7927.