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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19 Sep 2024, 17:46
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References | () https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/0f8a103469ce87d2b8d68c5130a46ddb7fb5eb29 - Patch | |
References | () https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/8a633ee5b9ecd9d38a587ac9b204e2380713b0d6 - Patch | |
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Tcpdump libpcap
Tcpdump |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:libpcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
03 Sep 2024, 12:59
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Summary |
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31 Aug 2024, 00:15
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2024-08-31 00:15
Updated : 2024-09-19 17:46
NVD link : CVE-2024-8006
Mitre link : CVE-2024-8006
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8006
JSON object : View
Products Affected
tcpdump
- libpcap
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference