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01 Record

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: Tcpdump
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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
Data version
5.1
Document digest
dd65a260f6597bdc972daccd9e56c44a8a25a07efdeb0ba9b9bad70f374cf030

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
The Tcpdump Grouptcpdump4.99.3—

06 References

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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