CVE-2019-15165

libpcap: Resource exhaustion during PHB header length validation

Published Oct 3, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1967-1 libpcap security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2850-1 libpcap security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-6221 sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4221-1 libpcap vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4221-2 libpcap vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}