The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-802_11.c for the Mesh Flags subfield.

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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-2018-8079 The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-802_11.c for the Mesh Flags subfield.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-2 tcpdump vulnerabilities
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Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.15083}

epss

{'score': 0.16057}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:17:38.377Z

Reserved: 2018-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16227

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-03T16:15:12.383

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:52:19.577

Link: CVE-2018-16227

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2018-16227 - Bugzilla

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