CVE-2024-8006 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in libpcap, specifically within the pcap_findalldevs_ex() function when remote packet capture support is enabled. This flaw affects products utilizing libpcap, including tcpdump. With a CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium), it requires high privileges and local access (AV:L/PR:H) to trigger a denial of service (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVE-2024-8006
Nov 12, 2024libpcap: NULL pointer derefence in pcap_findalldevs_ex() in pcap-new.c
Aug 31, 2024NULL pointer dereference in libpcap before 1.10.5 with remote packet capture support
Aug 13, 2024