VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-15161
rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 mishandles certain length values because of reuse of a variable.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 2.76%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.76% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-131
- Affected
- tcpdump/libpcap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGESProduct, Release Notes
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439eaPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://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/23
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txtVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGESProduct, Release Notes
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/617b12c0339db4891d117b661982126c495439eaPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://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/23
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txtVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.