What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-15165?

CVE-2019-15165 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.8%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-15165?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2019-15165. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Libpcap CVE-2019-15165

MEDIUM

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

2019-10-03 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Libpcap Debian Linux Leap Communications Operations Monitor Ipados Iphone Os Mac Os X Tvos Watchos Ubuntu Linux Fedora

5.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 03, 2019 - 19:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionNVD

sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory.

AnalysisAI

sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Allocation of Resources Without Limits vulnerability could allow attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory. Affected products include: Tcpdump Libpcap, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Leap, Oracle Communications Operations Monitor, Apple Ipados. Version information: before 1.9.1.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.