CVE-2018-14462

tcpdump: Buffer over-read in icmp_print() function in print-icmp.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 2, 2019

Updated · December 4, 2025

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was discovered in tcpdump while printing ICMP packets captured in a pcap file or coming from the network. A remote attacker may abuse this flaw by sending specially crafted packets that, when printed, would trigger the flaw and crash the application. System availability is the highest threat from this vulnerability

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read