CVE-2018-16301 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-16301 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 03/10/2019 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: Tcpdump | Vendor: The Tcpdump Group | Product: tcpdump
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-16301 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-190
CWE Name: CWE-190 integer overflow or wraparound
Source: The Tcpdump Group

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).