medium
5.3
CWE
770
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-15165

First published: Mon Sep 30 2019(Updated: )

libpcap. Multiple issues were addressed by updating to libpcap version 1.9.1

Credit: CVE-2019-15161 CVE-2019-15162 CVE-2019-15163 CVE-2019-15164 CVE-2019-15165 cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ubuntu/libpcap<1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1
1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1
ubuntu/libpcap<1.8.1-6ubuntu1.19.04.1
1.8.1-6ubuntu1.19.04.1
ubuntu/libpcap<1.5.3-2ubuntu0.1
1.5.3-2ubuntu0.1
ubuntu/libpcap<1.9.1-1
1.9.1-1
ubuntu/libpcap<1.7.4-2ubuntu0.1
1.7.4-2ubuntu0.1
debian/libpcap
1.10.0-2
1.10.3-1
1.10.4-5
tvOS<13.3
13.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<6.1.1
6.1.1
libpcap<1.9.1
Debian GNU/Linux=8.0
Debian GNU/Linux=9.0
openSUSE=15.0
openSUSE=15.1
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor=3.4
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor=4.0
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor=4.1
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor=4.2
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor=4.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS=13.3
iOS=13.3
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.13<10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.2
tvOS=13.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS=6.1.1
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Apple iOS and iPadOS<13.3
13.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<13.3
13.3
Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Linux=9.0
SUSE Linux=15.0
SUSE Linux=15.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS=13.3
iPhone OS=13.3
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=19.04
Red Hat Fedora=29
Red Hat Fedora=30
Red Hat Fedora=31

Remedy

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/87d6bef033062f969e70fa40c43dfd945d5a20ab

Remedy

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/a5a36d9e82dde7265e38fe1f87b7f11c461c29f6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-15165.

  • What is the severity level of CVE-2019-15165?

    The severity level of CVE-2019-15165 is medium with a score of 5.3.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2019-15165?

    The affected software includes Tcpdump Libpcap, Debian Debian Linux, openSUSE Leap, Oracle Communications Operations Monitor, Apple iPadOS, Apple iPhone OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple tvOS, Apple watchOS, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, and Fedoraproject Fedora.

  • How can I fix CVE-2019-15165?

    To fix CVE-2019-15165, update to libpcap version 1.9.1 or newer.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-15165?

    You can find more information about CVE-2019-15165 at the following references: [Reference 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210789), [Reference 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785), [Reference 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790).

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