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.
References (14)
Core 14
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/437b273761adedcbd880f714bfa44afeec186a31
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K92862401?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0172
EPSS Percentile
82.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
tcpdump/libpcap
< 1.9.1
Published
Oct 03, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026