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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

AuthorNote
sbeattie
issue is in the libpcap daemon, introduced
in 1.9.0 and is not included in debian/ubuntu packaging

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
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
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