VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-14879
The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().
HIGH 7.0EPSS 4.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.67% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- f5/traffix signaling delivery controller · tcpdump/tcpdump · apple/mac os x · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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 List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547Third Party Advisory
- 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 List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.