CVE-2018-16229 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability in the DCCP parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.3, affecting various products including Apple, Debian, F5, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Red Hat. Rated 7.5 HIGH, this vulnerability allows for a denial of service (A:H) due to its network-based attack vector (AV:N) and low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no user interaction (UI:N). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.15.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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