CVE-2018-16230 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability in the BGP parser of tcpdump versions prior to 4.9.3, specifically within the bgp_attr_print() function when processing MP_REACH_NLRI. This flaw affects various distributions including Apple, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat, and tcpdump itself. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and could lead to a denial of service. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.