CVE-2018-14461: High severity Apple macOS Catalina vulnerability

Q: What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-14461.

Q: What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'The LDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-ldp.c:ldp_tlv_print()'.

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2018-14461?

The severity of CVE-2018-14461 is not mentioned in the provided information.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-14461 on Debian?

To fix CVE-2018-14461 on Debian, update tcpdump to version 4.9.3-1~deb10u2 or later.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-14461 on Ubuntu 18.04?

To fix CVE-2018-14461 on Ubuntu 18.04, update tcpdump to version 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or later.

Published Oct 3, 2019

Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

tcpdump. Multiple issues were addressed by updating to tcpdump version 4.9.3 and libpcap version 1.9.1

The LDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-ldp.c:ldptlvprint().

Credit

CVE-2017-16808, CVE-2018-10103, CVE-2018-10105, CVE-2018-14461, CVE-2018-14462, CVE-2018-14463, CVE-2018-14464, CVE-2018-14465, CVE-2018-14466, CVE-2018-14467, CVE-2018-14468, CVE-2018-14469, CVE-2018-14470, CVE-2018-14879, CVE-2018-14880, CVE-2018-14881, CVE-2018-14882, CVE-2018-16227, CVE-2018-16228, CVE-2018-16229, CVE-2018-16230, CVE-2018-16300, CVE-2018-16301, CVE-2018-16451, CVE-2018-16452, CVE-2019-15166, CVE-2019-15167

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available

debian/tcpdump

4.99.0-2+deb11u14.99.3-14.99.5-1

Apple macOS Catalina<10.15.2

10.15.2

Apple Mojave

Apple High Sierra

tcpdump tcpdump<4.9.3

Apple iOS and macOS<10.15.2

Debian Debian Linux=8.0

Debian Debian Linux=9.0

Debian Debian Linux=10.0

Fedoraproject Fedora=29

Fedoraproject Fedora=30

Fedoraproject Fedora=31

openSUSE Leap=15.0

openSUSE Leap=15.1

redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0

redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade debian/tcpdump to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 4.99.0-2+deb11u1Fixed in 4.99.3-1Fixed in 4.99.5-1
Upgrade
Upgrade macOS Catalina to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 10.15.2
Upgrade
Upgrade tcpdump to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 4.9.3
Upgrade
Upgrade libpcap to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 1.9.1

Event History

Oct 3, 2019

CVE Published

via MITRE·03:09 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·03:09 PM

Description

Data Sourced

via NVD·04:15 PM

RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Jan 11, 2024

Data Sourced

via Launchpad·10:51 PM

Description

Sep 16, 2024

Data Sourced

via Ubuntu·01:56 AM

RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

HT210788

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-14461.

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'The LDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-ldp.c:ldp_tlv_print()'.

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14461?

The severity of CVE-2018-14461 is not mentioned in the provided information.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14461 on Debian?

To fix CVE-2018-14461 on Debian, update tcpdump to version 4.9.3-1~deb10u2 or later.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14461 on Ubuntu 18.04?

To fix CVE-2018-14461 on Ubuntu 18.04, update tcpdump to version 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or later.

CVE-2018-14461: High severity Apple macOS Catalina vulnerability

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID?

What is the title of the vulnerability?

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14461?

How do I fix CVE-2018-14461 on Debian?

How do I fix CVE-2018-14461 on Ubuntu 18.04?

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