SB2019100326 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in libpcap (Alpine package)
Published: October 3, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019100326
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15164)
CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap when processing URL as a capture source. A remote attacker can trick the victim to use a specially crafted URL to extract information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.