CVE-2023-1801
The SMB protocol decoder in tcpdump version 4.99.3 can perform an out-of-bounds write when decoding a crafted network packet.
02 Description
The SMB protocol decoder in tcpdump version 4.99.3 can perform an out-of-bounds write when decoding a crafted network packet.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 57.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-04-07 20:40Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-13 16:39Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-04-02
- Assigning CNA
- Tcpdump
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- dd65a260f6597bdc972daccd9e56c44a8a25a07efdeb0ba9b9bad70f374cf030
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/7578e1c04ee280dda50c4c2813e7d55f539c6501
- github.comhttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/03c037bbd75588beba3ee09f26d17783d21e30bc
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOA2BJFERAC3VRQIRHJOWN4HZY4ZA7CH/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYL5DEVHRJYF2CM5LTCZKEYFYDZAIZSN/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZLLZCG23MU6O4QOG2CX3DLEL3YXP6LAI/
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
07 Remediation
If using tcpdump 4.99.3, upgrade to 4.99.4.
08 Fixed in
Debian 12
- tcpdump No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tcpdump Fixed in 4.99.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tcpdump Fixed in 4.99.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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