CVE-2019-15164

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture...

5.3 MediumFix available

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture source.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.87%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture source.

Record: CVE-2019-15164
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture source.

Record: CVE-2019-15164
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-6220 No score

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture source.

Record: EUVD-2019-6220
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4mj-gpq6-mv6x 5.3

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture...

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture source.

Record: GHSA-p4mj-gpq6-mv6x
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-15164 5.3

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture source.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2019-15164
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2019-15164 5.3

CVE-2019-15164 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2019-15164
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.3

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture source.

Record: CVE-2019-15164
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-15164 5.3

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 allows SSRF because a URL may be provided as a capture source.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15164
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2019-0297 No score

Updated libpcap and tcpdump packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated libpcap and tcpdump packages fix security vulnerabilities:

The libpcap packages have been updated to versions 1.9.1 and tcpdump to 4.9.3, respectively, fixing several buffer overread and overflow issues.

Record: MGASA-2019-0297
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

tcpdump libpcap

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.10	before 1.1.1-r0	1.1.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.12	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.13	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.14	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.15	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.16	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.17	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.18	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.19	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.20	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.21	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.22	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.23	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Alpine:v3.24	before 1.9.1-r0	1.9.1-r0
`libpcap` Debian:12	before 1.9.1-1	1.9.1-1
`libpcap` Debian:13	before 1.9.1-1	1.9.1-1
`libpcap` Debian:14	before 1.9.1-1	1.9.1-1
`libpcap` Mageia:7 From an advisory covering 32 CVEs	before 1.9.1-1.mga7	1.9.1-1.mga7
`tcpdump` Mageia:7 From an advisory covering 32 CVEs	before 4.9.3-1.mga7	4.9.3-1.mga7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-15164 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Tcpdump Libpcap, published October 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in libpcap 1.1.1-r0.

References

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