OpenSUSE Linux update for libpcap



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2018-16301
CVE-2019-15165
CWE-ID CWE-125
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU21949

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16301

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in libpcap when during pcapng reading. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application that uses the affected library, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU21950

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15165

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the sf-pcapng.c in libpcap when processing the PHB header length before allocating memory. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application that uses the vulnerable library, trigger memory corruption and perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00051.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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