CVE-2018-16301
HIGH EPSS 45.5%
Published Oct 3, 20196y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Oct 3, 2019 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
45.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 3
CWE-120
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound Numeric Error
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| tcpdump | tcpdump | * | <4.99.0 |
References 1
- github.com https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.