Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-14467 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
tcpdump (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU21991
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14467
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the print-bgp.c:bgp_capabilities_print() (BGP_CAPCODE_MP) within the BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3. A remote attacker can generate specially crafted data, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionstcpdump (Alpine package): 4.9.2-r4
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dd5d221102dfcc65b44c43c915d134e830e8d599
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=552c3620773db0fb6a4d1e714eaa49b6a16de052
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e3e3e3952958b31bf6f3e01e6c73b30e3e126745
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.