CVE-2018-14463: High severity Apple macOS Catalina vulnerability

Published Oct 3, 2019
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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 VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrpprint() for VRRP version 2, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-15167.

— Launchpad

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

17 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
F5 Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller>=5.0.0<=5.1.0
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.

  1. 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
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Catalina to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.15.2
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade tcpdump to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.9.3
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade libpcap to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.9.1

Event History

Oct 3, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:12 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:12 PM
Description
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.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-14463.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14463?

The severity of CVE-2018-14463 is high (7.5).

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-14463?

macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Apple Mojave, Apple High Sierra, tcpdump 4.9.3-1~deb10u2, tcpdump 4.9.3-1~deb10u1, tcpdump 4.99.0-2+deb11u1, tcpdump 4.99.3-1, tcpdump 4.99.4-3, tcpdump 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, tcpdump 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+, tcpdump 4.9.3, tcpdump 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, and Tcpdump 4.9.3 are affected by CVE-2018-14463.

4

How can I fix CVE-2018-14463 in macOS Catalina?

Update macOS Catalina to version 10.15.2 or later.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-14463 in tcpdump?

Update tcpdump to version 4.9.3 or later.

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