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CVE-2018-14462
The ICMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer...
Vulnerability Description
The ICMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-icmp.c:icmp_print().
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/1a1bce0526a77b62e41531b00f8bb5e21fd4f3a3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
tcpdump, traffix signaling delivery controller, mac os x, debian linux, fedora, leap, enterprise linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5.0.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 29, 30, 31, 15.0, 15.1, 7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 3rd, 2019
Last Modified:
December 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.