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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : tcpdump vulnerabilities (USN-5331-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 158987

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5331-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16301)

 It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain captured data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8037)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected tcpdump package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5331-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 158987

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5331-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/16/2022

Updated: 9/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16301

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8037

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tcpdump, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16301, CVE-2020-8037

IAVA: 2021-A-0202-S

USN: 5331-1