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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-15163

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) if a crypt() call fails.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.44%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) if a crypt() call fails.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
4.44% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
tcpdump/libpcap
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.