CVE-2018-16301
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Publication date:
03/10/2019
Last modified:
07/11/2023
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.99.0 (excluding) |
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