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CVE-2016-7973Disclosure(tcpdump / tcpdump)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch tcpdump tcpdump systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The AppleTalk parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in print-atalk.c, multiple functions.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-119

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • tcpdump

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
tcpdump
Products
tcpdump

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-16: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-05-16: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-16: 205-16
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • Israel@f1tym1
    Disclosure

    CVE-2016-7973 | Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 tcpdump memory corruption (HT207615 / Nessus ID 96884) https://ift.tt/txjU4iE A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. This affects an unknown part of the component tcpdump. The manipula…

    Post summary

    A critical memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2016-7973) was identified in tcpdump on macOS 10.12.3; the post provides basic technical details but no evidence of exploitation or patch information.

    0000033
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  • Israel@f1tym1
    Patch

    CVE-2016-7973 | tcpdump up to 4.8.x AppleTalk Parser print-atalk.c memory corruption (RHSA-2017:1871 / Nessus ID 96844) https://ift.tt/ILUcnf2 A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in tcpdump up to 4.8.x. The impacted element is an unknown function …

    Post summary

    A critical memory‑corruption flaw (CVE‑2016‑7973) was disclosed in tcpdump up to 4.8.x, and a patch is referenced via RHSA‑2017:1871; no exploit or PoC details were presented.

    0000029
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