vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-14879: CVE-2018-14879 tcpdump: Out of bounds read/write in in get_next_file() in tcpdump.c (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 3, 2019 | Nov 5, 2020 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 3, 2019
Added
Nov 5, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-tcpdumpredhat-upgrade-tcpdump-debuginforedhat-upgrade-tcpdump-debugsource
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