// For flags

CVE-2019-15161

Apple Security Advisory 2019-12-10-3

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El archivo rpcapd/daemon.c en libpcap versiones anteriores a 1.9.1, maneja inapropiadamente ciertos valores de longitud debido a la reutilización de una variable. Esto puede abrir un vector de ataque involucrando datos adicionales al final de una petición.

macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra is now available and addresses buffer overflow, code execution, and denial of service vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-08-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-10-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-131: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Tcpdump
Search vendor "Tcpdump"
 Libpcap
Search vendor "Tcpdump" for product "Libpcap"
 < 1.9.1
Search vendor "Tcpdump" for product "Libpcap" and version " < 1.9.1"
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Affected