CVE-2018-16301

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:53

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References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd -

Information

Published : 2019-10-03 16:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:28


NVD link : CVE-2018-16301

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16301

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16301


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Products Affected

tcpdump

  • tcpdump
CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write