Description
The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 allows stack consumption in print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print() because of unlimited recursion.
Published: 2019-10-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very 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-2018-8151 The BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 allows stack consumption in print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print() because of unlimited recursion.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4252-2 tcpdump vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00485}

epss

{'score': 0.00366}


Subscriptions

Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tcpdump Tcpdump
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-03T19:45:17.934Z

Reserved: 2018-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16300

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:17:38.432Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-03T16:15:12.633

Modified: 2025-12-03T20:16:22.660

Link: CVE-2018-16300

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2018-16300 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses