FKIE_CVE-2018-16300

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-10-03 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:44
Summary
The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 allows stack consumption in print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print() because of unlimited recursion.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/af2cf04a9394c1a56227c2289ae8da262828294aPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
cve@mitre.orghttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
cve@mitre.orghttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/af2cf04a9394c1a56227c2289ae8da262828294aPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tcpdump tcpdump *

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  "configurations": [
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      "nodes": [
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "CA59BD9C-6C0C-4584-A8CC-8C652E9D36AF",
              "versionEndExcluding": "4.9.3",
              "vulnerable": true
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    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El analizador BGP en tcpdump versiones anteriores a 4.9.3, permite el consumo de pila en print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print() debido a una recursividad ilimitada."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2018-16300",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:44:03.497",
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}



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