CVE-2019-15161
Published: 30 September 2019
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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sbeattie | this is likely actually fixed by 449d95265252b291711899fd288836414791930d, and thus only affects windows platforms. even if accurate, it's against the libpcap daemon, introduced in 1.9.0 and is not included in debian/ubuntu packaging |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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libpcap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(code not built)
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(1.9.1-1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439ea |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.3 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |