Name: CVE-2023-1801: Out-of-bounds Write
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-1801, CWE-787, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00841

The SMB protocol decoder in tcpdump version 4.99.3 can perform an out-of-bounds write when decoding a crafted network packet.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Apple Osx Tcpdump	—	Upgrade macOS to the latest version	Dec 22, 2023	Dec 22, 2023
Debian	—	Upgrade tcpdump	May 15, 2025	Apr 7, 2023
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Apr 7, 2023
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Apr 7, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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