CVE-2018-14880 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer over-read in the OSPFv3 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-2018-14880?
CVE-2018-14880 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 OSPFv3 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-ospf6.c:ospf6_print_lshdr().
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14880?
It affects 23 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Debian Debian Linux, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager and 17 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14880?
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-2018-14880 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14880 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-14880, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14880, GHSA-8jmf-7m93-f8ph, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14880.