UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15165

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15165
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15165.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15165
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Published
2019-09-30T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T11:56:24.214374Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

sf-pcapng.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libpcap

Package

Name
libpcap
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpcap@1.5.3-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.3-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.0-2
1.5.1-1
1.5.2-1
1.5.3-1
1.5.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcap0.8",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15165.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libpcap

Package

Name
libpcap
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpcap@1.7.4-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.4-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.7.4-1
1.7.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcap0.8",
            "binary_version": "1.7.4-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15165.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libpcap

Package

Name
libpcap
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpcap@1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.1-5ubuntu1
1.8.1-6ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcap0.8",
            "binary_version": "1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15165.json"