Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in tcpdump, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Package | net-analyzer/tcpdump on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 4.9.0 |
Unaffected versions | >= 4.9.0 |
tcpdump is a tool for network monitoring and data acquisition.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted network package, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All tcpdump users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-4.9.0"
Release date
February 21, 2017
Latest revision
February 21, 2017: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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