CVE-2024-8006

Remote packet capture support is disabled by default in libpcap. When a user builds libpcap with remote packet capture support enabled, one of the functions that become available is pcap_findalldevs_ex(). One of the function arguments can be a filesystem path, which normally means a directory with input data files. When the specified path cannot be used as a directory, the function receives NULL from opendir(), but does not check the return value and passes the NULL value to readdir(), which causes a NULL pointer derefence.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 Sep 2024, 17:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Tcpdump
Tcpdump libpcap
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.4
References () https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/0f8a103469ce87d2b8d68c5130a46ddb7fb5eb29 - () https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/0f8a103469ce87d2b8d68c5130a46ddb7fb5eb29 - Patch
References () https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/8a633ee5b9ecd9d38a587ac9b204e2380713b0d6 - () https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/8a633ee5b9ecd9d38a587ac9b204e2380713b0d6 - Patch
CWE CWE-476

31 Aug 2024, 00:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-08-31 00:15

Updated : 2024-09-19 17:46


NVD link : CVE-2024-8006

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8006


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Products Affected

tcpdump

  • libpcap
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference