The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1955-1 tcpdump security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4547-1 tcpdump security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-6761 The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-2 tcpdump vulnerabilities
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History

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01535}

epss

{'score': 0.013}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-03T20:39:47.533Z

Reserved: 2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-14879

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:46:23.862Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-03T16:15:12.133

Modified: 2025-12-03T21:15:49.983

Link: CVE-2018-14879

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2019-10-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-14879 - Bugzilla

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