CVE-2025-11961
Published: Dec 31, 2025
Modified: Jan 2, 2026
CVSS v3.1
1.9
Description
pcap_ether_aton() is an auxiliary function in libpcap, it takes a string argument and returns a fixed-size allocated buffer. The string argument must be a well-formed MAC-48 address in one of the supported formats, but this requirement has been poorly documented. If an application calls the function with an argument that deviates from the expected format, the function can read data beyond the end of the provided string and write data beyond the end of the allocated buffer.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
The Tcpdump Group | libpcap | affected 0 - < 1.10.6 |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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