The ICMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-icmp.c:icmp_print().
Summary
Vulnerability reported (CVE-2018-14462). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The ICMP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-icmp.c:icmp_print().
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A weakness called CVE-2018-14462 was discovered in the affected product.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "the product CVE-2018-14462".
CVE-2018-14462 (the affected product). Severity: Info.
Response plan:
- Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
- If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
- If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
- Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
A weakness (CVE-2018-14462) in the affected product. A serious software flaw has been identified.
Target versions of the affected product (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2018-14462 tcpdump Fixed in: 4.9.3-r0
References
- advisory lists.opensuse.org
- advisory lists.opensuse.org
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory github.com
- advisory lists.debian.org
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory security.netapp.com
- advisory support.apple.com
- advisory debian.org
- patch github.com
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
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- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web usn.ubuntu.com
- web usn.ubuntu.com