CVE-2018-16230

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

The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print() (MP_REACH_NLRI).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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/13d52e9c0e7caf7e6325b0051bc90a49968be67f
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://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/13d52e9c0e7caf7e6325b0051bc90a49968be67f
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://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

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
64th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125 CWE-125

Affected Vendors

redhat apple opensuse fedoraproject debian tcpdump

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