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CVE-2019-15161 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26 CVE
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES CVEProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439ea CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/ CVE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/ CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-131Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tcpdump libpcap
< 1.9.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

13 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-15161
NVD Published Date:
Oct 3, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-15161 Details - Not Deferred