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CVE-2019-15165 is a resource-handling flaw in libpcap before 1.9.1. A malformed pcapng input can cause libpcap to allocate memory based on an insufficiently validated header length, risking service disruption in software that processes packet capture data. Exposure is most likely where servers, appliances, endpoint tools, or analysis pipelines use libpcap before 1.9.1 to process pcapng files or capture data from untrusted sources. Treat this as a moderate availability risk. Prioritize patching systems that automatically ingest packet captures or expose capture-analysis services to untrusted inputs. Mitigation focus: Upgrade libpcap to 1.9.1 or a vendor-patched package.; Apply relevant distribution updates from Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Apple, or Oracle guidance.; Restrict processing of untrusted pcapng files until patched..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txtCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGESCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/a5a36d9e82dde7265e38fe1f87b7f11c461c29f6CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/87d6bef033062f969e70fa40c43dfd945d5a20abCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191021 [SECURITY] [DLA 1967-1] libpcap security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- FEDORA-2019-eaa681d33eCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2019-4fe461079fCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2019-b92ce3144aCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-4221-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- 20191211 APPLE-SA-2019-12-10-3 macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, Security Update 2019-007 High SierraCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- USN-4221-2CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211226 [SECURITY] [DLA 2850-1] libpcap security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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