# CVE-2018-14938: An issue was discovered in wifipcap/wifipcap.cpp in TCPFLOW through 1.5.0-alpha.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in wifipcap/wifipcap.cpp in TCPFLOW through 1.5.0-alpha. There is an integer overflow in the function handle_prism during caplen processing. If the caplen is less than 144, one can cause an integer overflow in the function handle_80211, which will result in an out-of-bounds read and may allow access to sensitive memory (or a denial of service).

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## References

- https://github.com/simsong/tcpflow/commit/a4e1cd14eb5ccc51ed271b65b3420f7d692c40eb
- https://github.com/simsong/tcpflow/issues/182
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3955-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00046.html

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