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CVE-2018-14879

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

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

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.00998
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

7
f5 traffix signaling delivery controller>= 5.0.0 and <= 5.1.0
tcpdump< 4.9.3
apple mac os x< 10.15.2
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
opensuse leapall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Oct 2019 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11425-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2020:3360-1
usnUSN-4252-2
usnUSN-4252-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2019:2344-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
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