Out-of-bounds read in tcpdump (Alpine package)



Published: 2019-10-04
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-14469
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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tcpdump (Alpine package)
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Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU21993

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14469

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the print-isakmp.c:ikev1_n_print() within the IKEv1 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3. A remote attacker can generate specially crafted data, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

tcpdump (Alpine package): 4.9.2-r4

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dd5d221102dfcc65b44c43c915d134e830e8d599
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=552c3620773db0fb6a4d1e714eaa49b6a16de052
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e3e3e3952958b31bf6f3e01e6c73b30e3e126745


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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