Remote packet capture support is disabled by default in libpcap. When a user builds libpcap with remote packet capture support enabled, one of the functions that become available is pcap_findalldevs_ex(). One of the function arguments can be a filesystem path, which normally means a directory with input data files. When the specified path cannot be used as a directory, the function receives NULL from opendir(), but does not check the return value and passes the NULL value to readdir(), which causes a NULL pointer derefence.
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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:15:00 +0000
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Tcpdump
Tcpdump libpcap |
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Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:30:00 +0000
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Title | libcap: NULL pointer derefence | NULL pointer dereference in libpcap before 1.10.5 with remote packet capture support |
Mon, 02 Sep 2024 11:15:00 +0000
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Title | libcap: NULL pointer derefence | |
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Description | Remote packet capture support is disabled by default in libpcap. When a user builds libpcap with remote packet capture support enabled, one of the functions that become available is pcap_findalldevs_ex(). One of the function arguments can be a filesystem path, which normally means a directory with input data files. When the specified path cannot be used as a directory, the function receives NULL from opendir(), but does not check the return value and passes the NULL value to readdir(), which causes a NULL pointer derefence. | |
Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
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cvssV3_1
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Tcpdump
Published: 2024-08-30T23:53:11.334Z
Updated: 2024-09-03T19:17:49.301Z
Reserved: 2024-08-20T09:58:58.455Z
Link: CVE-2024-8006
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-09-03T19:17:45.961Z
NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-08-31T00:15:05.743
Modified: 2024-09-19T17:46:03.447
Link: CVE-2024-8006
Redhat