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CVE-2018-14879

tcpdump: Out of bounds read/write in in get_next_file() in tcpdump.c

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

El analizador de argumentos de la línea de comandos en tcpdump versiones anteriores a 4.9.3, presenta un desbordamiento de búfer en tcpdump.c:get_next_file().

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was discovered in tcpdump while reading the file passed to the -V option of the command line program. An attacker may abuse this flaw by tricking a victim user into using a malicious file with the -V option, which would make the program read one byte before a stack-based allocated buffer and potentially write a NULL byte to it.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-08-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-10-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-26 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CAPEC
References (19)
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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F5
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Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller
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>= 5.0.0 <= 5.1.0
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Affected
Tcpdump
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Tcpdump
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< 4.9.3
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Affected
Apple
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Mac Os X
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< 10.15.2
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-
Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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-
Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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29
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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30
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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31
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Affected
Opensuse
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Leap
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15.0
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Affected
Opensuse
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Leap
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15.1
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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8.0
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Affected