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FKIE_CVE-2019-15161

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-10-03 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:19
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGESProduct, Release Notes
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439eaPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/
cve@mitre.orghttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txtVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGESProduct, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439eaPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txtVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tcpdump libpcap *

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  "id": "CVE-2019-15161",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:19:49.180",
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