CVE-2018-10105 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 3 Oct 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service in tcpdump by sending specially crafted SMB data packets that the tool mishandles during printing.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-10105?

CVE-2018-10105 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Tcpdump Tcpdump, published on 3 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

tcpdump before 4.9.3 mishandles the printing of SMB data (issue 2 of 2).

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10105?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tcpdump Tcpdump.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10105?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-10105 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-10105, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10105, GHSA-vhvf-r58r-fwqp, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10105.