CVE-2018-14464 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published 3 Oct 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A buffer over-read in tcpdump's LMP parser allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted packets.

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

What is CVE-2018-14464?

CVE-2018-14464 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 3 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The LMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-lmp.c:lmp_print_data_link_subobjs().

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14464?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Tcpdump Tcpdump.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14464?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-14464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-14464, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14464, GHSA-gj9w-mc64-4w5p, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14464.