CVE-2018-14879

7.0 HIGH
Published: October 03, 2019 Modified: December 03, 2025
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Description

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

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
66th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120 CWE-120

Affected Vendors

redhat apple f5 opensuse fedoraproject debian tcpdump

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