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CVE-2019-15161 Detail

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26 CVE, MITRE
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES CVE, MITRE Product  Release Notes 
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439ea CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/ CVE, MITRE
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23 CVE, MITRE
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785 CVE, MITRE
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788 CVE, MITRE
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789 CVE, MITRE
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790 CVE, MITRE
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html CVE, MITRE
https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-15161
NVD Published Date:
10/03/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE