CVE-2018-16301
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductTcpdump
PublishedOct 3, 2019
First seenOct 3, 2019
Weakness typeCWE-190Integer overflowCWE-787Out-of-bounds write
How to fix
Update
- tcpdump tcpdump4.99.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tcpdump tcpdump | v < 4.99.0 | 4.99.0 |
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