USN-4252-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4252-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4252-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4252-1
Related
Published
2020-01-27T15:12:07.121786Z
Modified
2020-01-27T15:12:07.121786Z
Summary
tcpdump vulnerabilities
Details

Multiple security issues were discovered in tcpdump. A remote attacker could use these issues to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tcpdump

Package

Name
tcpdump
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tcpdump?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.7.4-1ubuntu1
4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1
4.9.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tcpdump"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tcpdump-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / tcpdump

Package

Name
tcpdump
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tcpdump?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.9.2-1
4.9.2-2
4.9.2-2build1
4.9.2-2ubuntu1
4.9.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tcpdump"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tcpdump-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}