Description
The ICMPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-icmp6.c.
Published: 2019-10-03
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 2.4% 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-2018-6764 The ICMPv6 parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-icmp6.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-2 tcpdump vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

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

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Apple Mac Os X
Debian Debian Linux
F5 Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller
Fedoraproject Fedora
Opensuse Leap
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tcpdump Tcpdump
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-03T20:31:48.804Z

Reserved: 2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-14882

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:46:23.777Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-03T16:15:12.337

Modified: 2025-12-03T21:15:50.390

Link: CVE-2018-14882

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2018-14882 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses