vulnwire
7.0high

CVE-2018-14879

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

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.0
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.7%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

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

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
11 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.17.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.17.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.17.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.05.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

  • github.com /the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2019/Oct/28 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2019/dsa-4547 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXH · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQU · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • support.f5.com /csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /kb/HT210788 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2019/Dec/23 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4252-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4252-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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