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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.