9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-1935
Libpcap Truncation Remote Denial of Service
Description

pcap-linux.c in libpcap 1.1.1 before commit ea9432fabdf4b33cbc76d9437200e028f1c47c93 when snaplen is set may truncate packets, which might allow remote attackers to send arbitrary data while avoiding detection via crafted packets.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 20, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1935 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tcpdump libpcap
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-1935.

URL Resource
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968 Broken Link Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018 Broken Link Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/11 Broken Link Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1%3Bbug=623868%3Bfilename=0001-Fix-the-calculation-of-the-frame-size-in-memory-mapp.patch%3Bmsg=10
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=623868 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1935/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-1935 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1935 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1%3Bbug=623868%3Bfilename=0001-Fix-the-calculation-of-the-frame-size-in-memory-mapp.patch%3Bmsg=10 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=623868;filename=0001-Fix-the-calculation-of-the-frame-size-in-memory-mapp.patch;msg=10
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/11 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/11 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-19
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.1 up to (excluding) 1.2.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debain:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=623868;filename=0001-Fix-the-calculation-of-the-frame-size-in-memory-mapp.patch;msg=10 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=623868;filename=0001-Fix-the-calculation-of-the-frame-size-in-memory-mapp.patch;msg=10 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=623868 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=623868 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018 No Types Assigned http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/11 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1935/ No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1935/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968 No Types Assigned http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-19
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debain:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.68 }} 0.03%

score

0.77550

percentile

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