VDB
CVE-2018-16227
CVE-2018-16227
PUBLISHED
The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-802_11.c for the Mesh Flags subfield.
EPSS 3.51% · 87.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.51%
87.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | tcpdump | 4.9.2-3, 4.9.2-1, 4.9.2-2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tcpdump | 4.7.4-1ubuntu1, 4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1, 4.9.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | tcpdump | 4.4.0-1ubuntu1, 4.5.1-2ubuntu1, 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Feb 13, 2020 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 27, 2025 EPSS Score
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- Apr 18, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16227 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16227 third-party-advisory
- https://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4252-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4252-2 vendor-advisory