CVE-2016-7992 | tcpdump up to 4.8.x Classical IP over ATM Parser print-cip.c cip_if_print memory corruption (RHSA-2017:1871 / Nessus ID 96844)
A vulnerability has been found in tcpdump up to 4.8.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cip_if_print of the file print-cip.c of the component Classical IP over ATM Parser. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7992. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.