CVE-2019-15162
Published: 30 September 2019
rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 on non-Windows platforms provides details about why authentication failed, which might make it easier for attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
Notes
Author | Note |
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sbeattie | issue is in 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/484d60cbf7ca4ec758c3cbb8a82d68b244a78d58 |
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 | Low |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |