Description
The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 3, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified