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    CVE-2011-1935

    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.

    Published:Oct 20, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Oct 20, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0125
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Tcpdump
    Product
    Libpcap

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/11
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
    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
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1935/
    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/4968
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.tcpdump.devel/5018
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/11
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
    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
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1935/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    High
    Availability
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