CVE-2019-1010142: High severity scapy vulnerability

Published Jul 19, 2019
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Updated

scapy 2.4.0 is affected by: Denial of Service. The impact is: infinite loop, resource consumption and program unresponsive. The component is: RADIUSAttrPacketListField.getfield(self..). The attack vector is: over the network or in a pcap. both work.

Other sources

scapy is affected by a Denial of Service vulnerability resulting in an infinite loop and resource consumption rendering the program unresponsive. The component is: RADIUSAttrPacketListField.getfield(self..). The attack vector is over the network or in a pcap. both work.

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
pip/scapy>=2.4-rc1<2.4.1
2.4.1
scapy scapy=2.4.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30

Event History

Jul 19, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:45 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jul 22, 2019
Advisory Published
02:53 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-1010142?

The severity of CVE-2019-1010142 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

2

How does CVE-2019-1010142 impact scapy?

CVE-2019-1010142 results in a denial of service vulnerability in scapy, causing an infinite loop and resource consumption, rendering the program unresponsive.

3

What is the affected component in CVE-2019-1010142?

The affected component in CVE-2019-1010142 is `_RADIUSAttrPacketListField.getfield(self..)`.

4

How can CVE-2019-1010142 be exploited?

CVE-2019-1010142 can be exploited over the network or in a pcap file.

5

How can I remediate CVE-2019-1010142?

To remediate CVE-2019-1010142, you need to upgrade scapy to version 2.4.1 or higher.

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