pcap-linux.c in libpcap 1.1.1 before commit ea9432fabdf4b33cbc76d9437200e028f1c47c93 when snaplen is set may truncate packets, which might…

Description

pcap-linux.c in libpcap 1.1.1 before commit ea9432fabdf4b33cbc76d9437200e028f1c47c93 when snaplen is set may truncate packets, which might allow remote attackers to send arbitrary data while avoiding detection via crafted packets.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

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Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (7)

• http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140208 Fwd: Old CVE ids, public, but still (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=623868 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20171019 CVE requests: ffmpeg/widelands/jifty::db/lilo/libpcap (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1%3Bbug=623868%3Bfilename=0001-Fix-the-calculation-of-the-frame-size-in-memory-mapp.patch%3Bmsg=10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1935/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 22:46 UTC.