Double free in libpcap - CVE-2023-7256
Published: September 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96669
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-7256
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tcpdump.org
Affected software:
libpcap
libpcap
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when configure for emote packet capture. A local user can trigger a double free error and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-7256
Install updates from vendor's website.