#VU22023 Buffer overflow in Tcpdump - CVE-2019-15166
Published: October 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22023
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15166
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Tcpdump
Tcpdump
Software vendor:
Tcpdump.org
Tcpdump.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the lmp_print_data_link_subobjs() function in print-lmp.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted LMP data, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.