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ubuntu-cve-2018-16301

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2019-09-30 00:00

Modified

2025-09-08 16:45

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16301	REPORT
	http://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt	REPORT
	https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/comm…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5331-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5331-2	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16301	REPORT

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CVE-2018-16301 (GCVE-0-2018-16301)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-03 15:55 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:17

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-190 - integer overflow or wraparound
CWE-787 - out-of-bounds write

Assigner

Tcpdump

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/comm…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
The Tcpdump Group	tcpdump	Affected: unspecified , < 4.99.0 (custom)

Credits

Include Security and Mozilla Secure Open Source program

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usn-5331-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2022-03-16 12:53

Modified

2026-06-25 10:46

Summary

tcpdump vulnerabilities

Details

It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16301)

It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain captured data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8037)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5331-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16301	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8037	REPORT

JSON

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  "affected": [
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      "database_specific": {
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-16301",
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                {
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                  "type": "Ubuntu"
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            {
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usn-5331-2

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2022-04-11 07:44

Modified

2026-04-27 14:11

Summary

tcpdump vulnerabilities

Details

USN-5331-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in tcpdump. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details: It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16301)

It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain captured data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8037)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5331-2	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16301	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8037	REPORT

JSON

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}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2018-16301

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2018-16301 (GCVE-0-2018-16301)

usn-5331-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

usn-5331-2

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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