CVE-2019-15162

Summary

CVECVE-2019-15162
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-10-03 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:05:00 UTC
Descriptionrpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 on non-Windows platforms provides details about why authentication failed, which might make it easier for attackers to enumerate valid usernames.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-345

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opengroup Unix - All All All
Operating System Opengroup Unix - All All All
Application Tcpdump Libpcap All All All All
Application Tcpdump Libpcap All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of tvOS 13.3 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2019-12-10-3 macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra FULLDISC seclists.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: libpcap-1.9.1-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: libpcap-1.9.1-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
About the security content of macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
On UN*X, don't tell the client why authentication failed. · the-tcpdump-group/libpcap@484d60c · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: libpcap-1.9.1-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
About the security content of watchOS 6.1.1 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: libpcap-1.9.1-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
About the security content of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
libpcap/CHANGES at libpcap-1.9 · the-tcpdump-group/libpcap · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Product, Release Notes
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 N/A www.oracle.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: libpcap-1.9.1-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt CONFIRM www.tcpdump.org Vendor Advisory
Bugtraq: APPLE-SA-2019-12-10-3 macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra BUGTRAQ seclists.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: libpcap-1.9.1-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500308 Alpine Linux Security Update for libpcap
  • 504075 Alpine Linux Security Update for libpcap
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