CVE-2019-1010220: tcpdump Buffer Over-read

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-1010220 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Buffer Over-read vulnerability in tcpdump. EPSS estimates a 1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-07-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

tcpdump.org tcpdump 4.9.2 is affected by: CWE-126: Buffer Over-read. The impact is: May expose Saved Frame Pointer, Return Address etc. on stack. The component is: line 234: "ND_PRINT((ndo, "%s", buf));", in function named "print_prefix", in "print-hncp.c". The attack vector is: The victim must open a specially crafted pcap file.

• CWE-126Buffer Over-readThe product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer.
• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.