SB2019072215 - Denial of service in tcpdump



SB2019072215 - Denial of service in tcpdump

Published: July 22, 2019 Updated: October 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019072215
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer Over-read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010220)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read issue in the "print_prefix" function in "print-hncp.c" file via the "ND_PRINT((ndo, "%s", buf));" commponent. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted pcap file, trigger a buffer over-read condition and cause the affected application to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.