Description
The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.99.0 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:read_infile(). To trigger this vulnerability the attacker needs to create a 4GB file on the local filesystem and to specify the file name as the value of the -F command-line argument of tcpdump.
Published: 2019-10-03
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8152 The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.99.0 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:read_infile(). To trigger this vulnerability the attacker needs to create a 4GB file on the local filesystem and to specify the file name as the value of the -F command-line argument of tcpdump.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5331-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5331-2 tcpdump vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tcpdump

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:17:38.421Z

Reserved: 2018-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16301

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-03T16:15:12.693

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:52:29.463

Link: CVE-2018-16301

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-09-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-16301 - Bugzilla

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