VDB
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16301
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16301
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 3, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated