CVE-2018-14879 (High) detected in platform_external_tcpdumpandroid-mainline-12.0.0_r17

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CVE-2018-14879 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - platform_external_tcpdumpandroid-mainline-12.0.0_r17

Library home page: https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_external_tcpdump.git

Found in HEAD commit: 8bc69f757d775a894d925b18a07be1dcc294773c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/tcpdump.c

Vulnerability Details

The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().

Publish Date: 2019-10-03

URL: CVE-2018-14879

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.0)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14879

Release Date: 2019-10-03

Fix Resolution: 4.9.3

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.