CVE-2011-1935

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: October 20, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

pcap-linux.c in libpcap 1.1.1 before commit ea9432fabdf4b33cbc76d9437200e028f1c47c93 when snaplen is set may truncate packets, which might allow remote attackers to send arbitrary data while avoiding detection via crafted packets.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/11

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1%3Bbug=623868%3Bfilename=0001-Fix-the-calculation-of-the-frame-size-in-memory-mapp.patch%3Bmsg=10

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=623868

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1935/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968