Disclosure summary
The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.99.0 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:read_infile(). To trigger this vulnerability the attacker needs to create a 4GB file on the local filesystem and to specify the file name as the value of the -F command-line argument of tcpdump.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-190, CWE-787, CWE-120
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2018-16301
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| tcpdump | tcpdump | * {"versionEndExcluding":"4.99.0"} |
Original records & references
PUBLISHED 2019-10-03T12:15:12-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T18:16:45-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:18-04:00