CVE-2019-15161

MEDIUM EPSS 84.5%
Published Oct 3, 20196y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 3, 2019 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 mishandles certain length values because of reuse of a variable. This may open up an attack vector involving extra data at the end of a request.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
84.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-131

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
tcpdumplibpcap* <1.9.1

References 13

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
  • github.com https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
    ProductRelease Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439ea
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/
  • seclists.org https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
  • support.apple.com https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
  • support.apple.com https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
  • support.apple.com https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
  • support.apple.com https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
  • oracle.com https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
  • tcpdump.org https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439ea
    PatchThird Party Advisory