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CVE-2019-15165
sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the...
Vulnerability Description
sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/a5a36d9e82dde7265e38fe1f87b7f11c461c29f6
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/87d6bef033062f969e70fa40c43dfd945d5a20ab
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00031.html
- 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/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4221-1/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4221-2/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00014.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
libpcap, debian linux, leap, communications operations monitor, ipados, iphone os, mac os x, tvos, watchos, ubuntu linux, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 15.0, 15.1, 3.4, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 13.3, 10.13, 10.13.6, 10.14.6, 10.15.2, 6.1.1, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 29, 30, 31
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 3rd, 2019
Last Modified:
December 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.