tcpdump: The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.99.0 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:read_infile()
CVE-2018-16301 is fixed in tcpdump on 1 platform, first by tcpdump 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2, released November 4, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| tcpdump · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | tcpdump 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | Nov 4, 2020 |
| tcpdump · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.9.3-4ubuntu0.1 | tcpdump 4.9.3-4ubuntu0.1 | Nov 4, 2020 |
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