CVE-2019-15161
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-15161
To remediate CVE-2019-15161, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libpcap—upgrade to 1.1.1-r0 or later
- Debian/libpcap—upgrade to 1.9.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-15161 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.1.1-r0
- from 0, < 1.9.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |