CVE-2018-19519

Publication date 25 November 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

In tcpdump 4.9.2, a stack-based buffer over-read exists in the print_prefix function of print-hncp.c via crafted packet data because of missing initialization.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tcpdump 19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4252-2
    • tcpdump vulnerabilities
    • 27 January 2020
    • USN-4252-1
    • tcpdump vulnerabilities
    • 27 January 2020

Other references