CVE-2026-18238
OOBR in rpcap client in libpcap before 1.10.7
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Tcpdump
Description
The rpcap client code that processes a RPCAP_MSG_PACKET message received from the server incorrectly validates its headers. A malicious server can send a crafted message and cause the client to treat up to 20 bytes of the client process memory beyond the end of the buffer as if it was a part of the captured packet.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Tcpdump
- 38 days later
· 38 days later
Published
- 3 days later
· 3 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| TcpdumpCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis | 3.1 | Medium5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 93% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 1.8.x
- affected 1.9.x
- affected 1.10.x – < 1.10.7
What to do
Solution: Upgrade to libpcap 1.10.7.
Exploitation: A functional exploit exists.
References (1)
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)
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