CVE-2018-16301
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
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*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
El analizador de argumentos de la línea de comandos en tcpdump antes de la versión 4.99.0 tiene un desbordamiento de búfer en tcpdump.c:read_infile(). Para desencadenar esta vulnerabilidad, el atacante necesita crear un archivo de 4GB en el sistema de archivos local y especificar el nombre del archivo como valor del argumento de línea de comandos -F de tcpdump
*Credits:
Include Security and Mozilla Secure Open Source program
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2018-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2019-10-01 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
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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
CAPEC
References (1)
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