high
7.5
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-16227

First published: Thu Oct 03 2019(Updated: )

Last updated 24 July 2024

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 cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Catalina<10.15.2
10.15.2
Apple Mojave
Apple High Sierra
debian/tcpdump
4.99.0-2+deb11u1
4.99.3-1
4.99.5-1
Tcpdump Tcpdump<4.9.3
Apple Mac OS X<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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=8.0

Remedy

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/4846b3c5d0a850e860baf4f07340495d29837d09

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Parent vulnerabilities

(Appears in the following advisories)

Peer vulnerabilities

(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2018-16227?

    CVE-2018-16227 is a vulnerability that affects tcpdump versions before 4.9.3 and libpcap versions 1.9.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-16227?

    The severity of CVE-2018-16227 is not specified.

  • How does CVE-2018-16227 affect tcpdump?

    CVE-2018-16227 affects the IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump, specifically in the print-802_11.c file for the Mesh Flags subfield.

  • How can I fix CVE-2018-16227?

    To fix CVE-2018-16227, update to tcpdump version 4.9.3 or higher.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-16227?

    You can find more information about CVE-2018-16227 at the following references: [Reference 1](https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/4846b3c5d0a850e860baf4f07340495d29837d09), [Reference 2](https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES), [Reference 3](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.html).

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