CVE-2019-15165

5.3 MEDIUM
Published: October 03, 2019 Modified: December 03, 2025
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Description

sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory.

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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:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00052.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/87d6bef033062f969e70fa40c43dfd945d5a20ab
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/a5a36d9e82dde7265e38fe1f87b7f11c461c29f6
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00031.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4221-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4221-2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/87d6bef033062f969e70fa40c43dfd945d5a20ab
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/a5a36d9e82dde7265e38fe1f87b7f11c461c29f6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00031.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4221-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4221-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
78th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770 CWE-770

Affected Vendors

canonical debian tcpdump fedoraproject oracle apple opensuse

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