CVE-2018-14879
Published: 30 September 2019
The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
tcpdump Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.3-2)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.9.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.9.3)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.0 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |