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Red Hat: CVE-2018-19519: CVE-2018-19519 tcpdump: Stack-based buffer over-read in print-hncp.c:print_prefix() via crafted pcap (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2018-19519: CVE-2018-19519 tcpdump: Stack-based buffer over-read in print-hncp.c:print_prefix() via crafted pcap (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/25/2018
Created
11/28/2019
Added
11/27/2019
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

In tcpdump 4.9.2, a stack-based buffer over-read exists in the print_prefix function of print-hncp.c via crafted packet data because of missing initialization.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-tcpdump
  • redhat-upgrade-tcpdump-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-tcpdump-debugsource

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