CVE-2016-7993 | tcpdump up to 4.8.x Protocol Parser util-print.c relts_print memory corruption (RHSA-2017:1871 / Nessus ID 96844)
A vulnerability was found in tcpdump up to 4.8.x and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function relts_print of the file util-print.c of the component Protocol Parser. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7993. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.