# CVE-2020-8036: str2tokbuf used incorrectly by print-someip.c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-11-04 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- The TCPdump Group tcpdump: 4.10.0-PRE-GIT

## Description

The tok2strbuf() function in tcpdump 4.10.0-PRE-GIT was used by the SOME/IP dissector in an unsafe way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The TCPdump Group tcpdump, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/e2256b4f2506102be2c6f7976f84f0d607c53d43
- https://github.com/yan5ui/ENV-CVE-2020-8036

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