{"id":"USN-5331-1","summary":"tcpdump vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,\nor possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16301)\n\nIt was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain captured data.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2020-8037)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:31Z","published":"2022-03-16T12:53:13Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16301","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8037"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-16301","CVE-2020-8037","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16301","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8037"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5331-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16301"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8037"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"tcpdump","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/tcpdump@4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"}]}],"versions":["4.7.4-1ubuntu1","4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1","4.9.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"tcpdump","binary_version":"4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5331-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2018-16301","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2020-8037","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}