CVE-2019-15166 lmp_print in tcpdump lacks certain boundary checks
Attackers can cause memory corruption or denial of service in tcpdump by sending crafted LMP packets due to missing boundary checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-15166?
CVE-2019-15166 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 3 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lmp_print_data_link_subobjs() in print-lmp.c in tcpdump before 4.9.3 lacks certain bounds checks.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15166?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Netapp Cloud Backup, Netapp Hci Management Node and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15166?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-15166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-15166, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15166, GHSA-5p6g-rfgv-93xw, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15166.