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CVE-2019-15167

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for...

9.1 CriticalFix available

CVE-2019-15167 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Tcpdump, published September 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in tcpdump 4.9.3-r0.

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.05%Up 0.2 points since Aug 27, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Record
CVE-2019-15167
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 9.1

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Record
CVE-2019-15167
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6223 9.1

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Record
EUVD-2019-6223
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3gm-3hr2-8g66 9.1

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for...

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Record
GHSA-x3gm-3hr2-8g66
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-15167 9.1

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-15167
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2019-15167 9.1

CVE-2019-15167 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2019-15167
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 9.1

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Record
CVE-2019-15167
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-15167 9.1

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15167
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-15167 9.1

The VRRP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print() for VRRP version 3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14463.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15167
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0297 No score

Updated libpcap and tcpdump packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated libpcap and tcpdump packages fix security vulnerabilities:

The libpcap packages have been updated to versions 1.9.1 and tcpdump to 4.9.3, respectively, fixing several buffer overread and overflow issues.

Record
MGASA-2019-0297
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2344-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump

This update for tcpdump fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-16808: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print and lookup_emem (bsc#1068716 bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-10103: Fixed a mishandling of the printing of SMB data (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-10105: Fixed a mishandling of the printing of SMB data (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14461: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-ldp.c:ldp_tlv_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14462: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-icmp.c:icmp_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14463: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14464: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-lmp.c:lmp_print_data_link_subobjs (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14465: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-rsvp.c:rsvp_obj_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14466: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-rx.c:rx_cache_find (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14467: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-bgp.c:bgp_capabilities_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14468: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-fr.c:mfr_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14469: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-isakmp.c:ikev1_n_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14470: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-babel.c:babel_print_v2 (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14879: Fixed a buffer overflow in the command-line argument parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14880: Fixed a buffer over-read in the OSPFv3 parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14881: Fixed a buffer over-read in the BGP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14882: Fixed a buffer over-read in the ICMPv6 parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16227: Fixed a buffer over-read in the IEEE 802.11 parser in print-802_11.c for the Mesh Flags subfield (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16228: Fixed a buffer over-read in the HNCP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16229: Fixed a buffer over-read in the DCCP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16230: Fixed a buffer over-read in the BGP parser in print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16300: Fixed an unlimited recursion in the BGP parser that allowed denial-of-service by stack consumption (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16301: Fixed a buffer overflow (bsc#1153332 bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16451: Fixed several buffer over-reads in print-smb.c:print_trans() for \MAILSLOT\BROWSE and \PIPE\LANMAN (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16452: Fixed a stack exhaustion in smbutil.c:smb_fdata (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2019-15166: Fixed a bounds check in lmp_print_data_link_subobjs (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2019-15167: Fixed a vulnerability in VRRP (bsc#1153098).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:2344-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2348-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump

This update for tcpdump fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-16808: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print and lookup_emem (bsc#1068716 bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-10103: Fixed a mishandling of the printing of SMB data (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-10105: Fixed a mishandling of the printing of SMB data (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14461: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-ldp.c:ldp_tlv_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14462: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-icmp.c:icmp_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14463: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14464: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-lmp.c:lmp_print_data_link_subobjs (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14465: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-rsvp.c:rsvp_obj_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14466: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-rx.c:rx_cache_find (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14467: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-bgp.c:bgp_capabilities_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14468: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-fr.c:mfr_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14469: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-isakmp.c:ikev1_n_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14470: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-babel.c:babel_print_v2 (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14879: Fixed a buffer overflow in the command-line argument parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14880: Fixed a buffer over-read in the OSPFv3 parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14881: Fixed a buffer over-read in the BGP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14882: Fixed a buffer over-read in the ICMPv6 parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16227: Fixed a buffer over-read in the IEEE 802.11 parser in print-802_11.c for the Mesh Flags subfield (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16228: Fixed a buffer over-read in the HNCP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16229: Fixed a buffer over-read in the DCCP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16230: Fixed a buffer over-read in the BGP parser in print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16300: Fixed an unlimited recursion in the BGP parser that allowed denial-of-service by stack consumption (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16301: Fixed a buffer overflow (bsc#1153332 bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16451: Fixed several buffer over-reads in print-smb.c:print_trans() for \MAILSLOT\BROWSE and \PIPE\LANMAN (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16452: Fixed a stack exhaustion in smbutil.c:smb_fdata (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2019-15166: Fixed a bounds check in lmp_print_data_link_subobjs (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2019-15167: Fixed a vulnerability in VRRP (bsc#1153098).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:2348-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11425-1 No score

tcpdump-4.99.1-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the tcpdump-4.99.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11425-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:2674-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump

This update for tcpdump fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-16808: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print and lookup_emem (bsc#1068716 bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-10103: Fixed a mishandling of the printing of SMB data (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-10105: Fixed a mishandling of the printing of SMB data (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14461: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-ldp.c:ldp_tlv_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14462: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-icmp.c:icmp_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14463: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-vrrp.c:vrrp_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14464: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-lmp.c:lmp_print_data_link_subobjs (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14465: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-rsvp.c:rsvp_obj_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14466: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-rx.c:rx_cache_find (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14467: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-bgp.c:bgp_capabilities_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14468: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-fr.c:mfr_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14469: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-isakmp.c:ikev1_n_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14470: Fixed a buffer over-read in print-babel.c:babel_print_v2 (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14879: Fixed a buffer overflow in the command-line argument parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14880: Fixed a buffer over-read in the OSPFv3 parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14881: Fixed a buffer over-read in the BGP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-14882: Fixed a buffer over-read in the ICMPv6 parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16227: Fixed a buffer over-read in the IEEE 802.11 parser in print-802_11.c for the Mesh Flags subfield (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16228: Fixed a buffer over-read in the HNCP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16229: Fixed a buffer over-read in the DCCP parser (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16230: Fixed a buffer over-read in the BGP parser in print-bgp.c:bgp_attr_print (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16300: Fixed an unlimited recursion in the BGP parser that allowed denial-of-service by stack consumption (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16301: Fixed a buffer overflow (bsc#1153332 bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16451: Fixed several buffer over-reads in print-smb.c:print_trans() for \MAILSLOT\BROWSE and \PIPE\LANMAN (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2018-16452: Fixed a stack exhaustion in smbutil.c:smb_fdata (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2019-15166: Fixed a bounds check in lmp_print_data_link_subobjs (bsc#1153098).
  • CVE-2019-15167: Fixed a vulnerability in VRRP (bsc#1153098).
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:2674-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:3360-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump

This update for tcpdump fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-8037: Fixed an issue where PPP decapsulator did not allocate the right buffer size (bsc#1178466).

The previous update of tcpdump already fixed variuous Buffer overflow/overread vulnerabilities [bsc#1153098, bsc#1153332]

  • CVE-2017-16808 (AoE)
  • CVE-2018-14468 (FrameRelay)
  • CVE-2018-14469 (IKEv1)
  • CVE-2018-14470 (BABEL)
  • CVE-2018-14466 (AFS/RX)
  • CVE-2018-14461 (LDP)
  • CVE-2018-14462 (ICMP)
  • CVE-2018-14465 (RSVP)
  • CVE-2018-14464 (LMP)
  • CVE-2019-15166 (LMP)
  • CVE-2018-14880 (OSPF6)
  • CVE-2018-14882 (RPL)
  • CVE-2018-16227 (802.11)
  • CVE-2018-16229 (DCCP)
  • CVE-2018-14467 (BGP)
  • CVE-2018-14881 (BGP)
  • CVE-2018-16230 (BGP)
  • CVE-2018-16300 (BGP)
  • CVE-2018-14463 (VRRP)
  • CVE-2019-15167 (VRRP)
  • CVE-2018-14879 (tcpdump -V)
  • CVE-2018-16228 (HNCP) is a duplicate of the already fixed CVE-2019-1010220
  • CVE-2018-16301 (fixed in libpcap)
  • CVE-2018-16451 (SMB)
  • CVE-2018-16452 (SMB)
  • CVE-2018-10103 (SMB - partially fixed, but SMB printing disabled)
  • CVE-2018-10105 (SMB - too unreliably reproduced, SMB printing disabled)
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:3360-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4252-1 No score

tcpdump vulnerabilities

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.

Record
USN-4252-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4252-2 No score

tcpdump vulnerabilities

USN-4252-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in tcpdump. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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.

Record
USN-4252-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.10
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.11
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.12
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.13
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.14
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.15
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.16
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.17
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.18
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.19
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.20
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.21
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.22
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.23
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.24
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Alpine:v3.9
 before 4.9.3-r0
4.9.3-r0
tcpdump
Debian:12
 before 4.9.3-1
4.9.3-1
tcpdump
Debian:13
 before 4.9.3-1
4.9.3-1
tcpdump
Debian:14
 before 4.9.3-1
4.9.3-1
libpcap
Mageia:7
 before 1.9.1-1.mga7
1.9.1-1.mga7
tcpdump
Mageia:7
 before 4.9.3-1.mga7
4.9.3-1.mga7
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
 before 4.9.2-3.9.1
4.9.2-3.9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
 before 4.9.2-3.9.1
4.9.2-3.9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
 before 4.9.2-14.17.1
4.9.2-14.17.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
 before 4.9.2-14.17.1
4.9.2-14.17.1
tcpdump
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 before 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1, plus listed versions
4.4.0-1ubuntu14.5.1-2ubuntu14.5.1-2ubuntu1.14.5.1-2ubuntu1.24.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04.14.9.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
4.9.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
tcpdump
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
4.7.4-1ubuntu14.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.14.9.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
4.9.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
tcpdump
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions
4.9.2-14.9.2-24.9.2-2build14.9.2-2ubuntu14.9.2-3
4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
tcpdump
openSUSE:Leap 15.0
 before 4.9.2-lp150.10.1
4.9.2-lp150.10.1
tcpdump
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
 before 4.9.2-lp151.4.6.1
4.9.2-lp151.4.6.1
tcpdump
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 4.99.1-1.2
4.99.1-1.2

History

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