CVE-2018-14466 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer over-read in tcpdump's Rx 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-2018-14466?
CVE-2018-14466 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 Rx parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-rx.c:rx_cache_find() and rx_cache_insert().
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14466?
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-2018-14466?
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-2018-14466 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14466 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-14466, CVE-2018-19325, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14466, GHSA-7g55-mpv3-vx92, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14466.