Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in tcpdump 4.9.2: Exposing Stack Information via Specially Crafted pcap File

CVE-2019-1010220 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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