Description
The Babel parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-babel.c:babel_print_v2().
Published: 2019-10-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1955-1 tcpdump security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4547-1 tcpdump security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-6387 The Babel parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-babel.c:babel_print_v2().
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-2 tcpdump vulnerabilities
History

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Apple Mac Os X
Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Opensuse Leap
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tcpdump Tcpdump
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-03T20:42:09.545Z

Reserved: 2018-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-14470

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:29:51.327Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-03T16:15:12.070

Modified: 2025-12-03T21:15:49.777

Link: CVE-2018-14470

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-10-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-14470 - Bugzilla

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