CVE-2018-16301
Tcpdump Command-Line Argument Parser Buffer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 3, 2019, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-16301 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-16301
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https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd |
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CVE-2018-16301
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Tcpdump Group https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd Added CWE Tcpdump Group CWE-190 Added CWE Tcpdump Group CWE-787 Removed CWE MITRE CWE-787 Removed CWE MITRE CWE-190 -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source MITRE Tcpdump Group -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 14, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-120 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.99.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none. 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. Added Reference https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/ad7c25bc0decf96dc7768c9e903734d38528b1bd [No Types Assigned] Added CWE MITRE CWE-190 Added CWE MITRE CWE-787 -
CVE Unrejected by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description libpcap before 1.9.1, as used in tcpdump before 4.9.3, has a buffer overflow and/or over-read because of errors in pcapng reading. ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none. Removed Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00052.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES [Release Notes, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES [Release Notes, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/ [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/ [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/ [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/ [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/ [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/ [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K86252029?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Rejected by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K86252029?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00052.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00052.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00052.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-120 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.9.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description libpcap, as used in tcpdump before 4.9.3, has a buffer overflow and/or over-read. libpcap before 1.9.1, as used in tcpdump before 4.9.3, has a buffer overflow and/or over-read because of errors in pcapng reading. Added Reference https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16301
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16301
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.00%
score
0.39380
percentile