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CVE-2019-15162

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-15162 affects libpcap versions prior to 1.9.1 on non-Windows platforms, specifically within the rpcapd/daemon.c component. This vulnerability allows an attacker to enumerate valid usernames due to the daemon providing detailed error messages for authentication failures. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (CWE-345). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0178 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-15162Low

libpcap: Information disclosure in rpcapd/daemon.c

Sep 20, 2019

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
github.com / the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
ProductRelease Notes
github.com / the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/484d60cbf7ca4ec758c3cbb8a82d68b244a78d58
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
support.apple.com / kb/HT210785
support.apple.com / kb/HT210788
support.apple.com / kb/HT210789
support.apple.com / kb/HT210790
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
tcpdump.org / public-cve-list.txt
Vendor Advisory