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CVE-2019-15161

Published: Oct 3, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-131
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-131

Affected Products

tcpdump
oss-projectaka libpcap
libpcap
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt
tcpdump.org
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
github.com
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439ea
github.com
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