CVE-2019-15161
published 2019-10-03CVE-2019-15161: 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…
PriorityP428medium5.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNILAN
EPSS
2.76%
84.6th percentile
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.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_13.3_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | tvos | — | — |
| apple | watchos | — | — |
| debian | libpcap | < libpcap 1.9.1-1 (bookworm) | libpcap 1.9.1-1 (bookworm) |
| tcpdump | libpcap | < 1.9.1 | 1.9.1 |
| tcpdump | libpcap | >= 0 < 1.9.1-1 | 1.9.1-1 |
| tcpdump | libpcap | >= 0 < 1.9.1-1 | 1.9.1-1 |
| tcpdump | libpcap | >= 0 < 1.9.1-1 | 1.9.1-1 |
| tcpdump | libpcap | >= 0 < 1.9.1-1 | 1.9.1-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv5.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.3LOW
vendor_redhat5.3MEDIUM
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Apple
CVE-2019-15161: watchOS 6.1.1
vendor_apple·2019-12-10·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2019-15161 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-15161: watchOS 6.1.1
Apple Security Update: About the security content of watchOS 6.1.1
Product: watchOS
Version: 6.1.1
CVE: CVE-2019-15161
Component: CVE-2019-15161
Apple
CVE-2019-15161: iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3
vendor_apple·2019-12-10·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2019-15161 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-15161: iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3
Product: iOS 13.3 and iPadOS
Version: 13.3
CVE: CVE-2019-15161
Component: CVE-2019-15161
Apple
CVE-2019-15161: tvOS 13.3
vendor_apple·2019-12-10·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2019-15161 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-15161: tvOS 13.3
Apple Security Update: About the security content of tvOS 13.3
Product: tvOS
Version: 13.3
CVE: CVE-2019-15161
Component: CVE-2019-15161
Red Hat
libpcap: Mishandled length values in reused variables
vendor_redhat·2019-09-20·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2019-15161 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 libpcap: Mishandled length values in reused variables
libpcap: Mishandled length values in reused variables
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.
Statement: This issue did not affect the versions of libpcap as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 as they did not include support for RPCAPD.
Package: libpcap (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: libpcap (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: libpcap (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2019-15161: libpcap - rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 mishandles certain length values because...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2019-15161 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-15161: libpcap - rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 mishandles certain length values because...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-mpx8-phwc-v8wq: rpcapd/daemon
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-15161 [MEDIUM] GHSA-mpx8-phwc-v8wq: rpcapd/daemon
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.
OSV
CVE-2019-15161: rpcapd/daemon
osv·2019-10-03·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2019-15161 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-15161: rpcapd/daemon
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-15161 libpcap: Mishandled length values in reused variables
bugzilla·2019-10-10·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2019-15161 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-15161 libpcap: Mishandled length values in reused variables
CVE-2019-15161 libpcap: Mishandled length values in reused variables
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.
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439ea
References:
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
Discussion:
Created libpcap tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1760624]
---
RPCAPD support added in tcpdump 1.9.0 (see https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES#L74).
RHEL 6 and 7 ship an older version of libpcap that does not even have the vulnerable file.
RHEL 8 ships a newer version, however i
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16301 CVE-2019-15161 CVE-2019-15162 CVE-2019-15163 CVE-2019-15164 CVE-2019-15165 libpcap: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-10-10·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-16301 [HIGH] CVE-2018-16301 CVE-2019-15161 CVE-2019-15162 CVE-2019-15163 CVE-2019-15164 CVE-2019-15165 libpcap: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-16301 CVE-2019-15161 CVE-2019-15162 CVE-2019-15163 CVE-2019-15164 CVE-2019-15165 libpcap: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGEShttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439eahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlhttps://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txthttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGEShttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439eahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlhttps://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt
2019-10-03
Published