HIGH
lmp_print in tcpdump lacks certain boundary checks
Published Oct 3, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.99%
Description
lmp_print_data_link_subobjs() in print-lmp.c in tcpdump before 4.9.3 lacks certain bounds checks.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 3
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 29
- 30
- 31
Configuration 6
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 7
OR
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 8
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
tcpdump-14:4.9.3-1.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4760
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tcpdump
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tcpdump
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tcpdump
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | tcpdump-14:4.9.3-1.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4760 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tcpdump | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tcpdump | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (MITRE) ▾
1.6 LOW MITRE
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Physical
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Dec 3, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
4.99% 0.04986
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04986
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (31 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.99% (0.04986) | 91.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.99% (0.04986) | 91.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2026 | 3.39% (0.03388) | 87.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 76.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 6.30% (0.06299) | 90.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00544) | 66.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 2.48% (0.02478) | 84.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00877) | 74.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02412) | 84.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00718) | 70.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.82% (0.07822) | 86.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00718) | 70.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 7.82% (0.07822) | 90.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00718) | 70.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.82% (0.07822) | 90.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 76.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 76.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 75.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00838) | 80.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00931) | 81.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00658) | 76.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 74.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 73.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 23.44% (0.23437) | 96.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 23.44% (0.23437) | 96.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 23.44% (0.23437) | 94.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.31% (0.02310) | 53.71th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.31% (0.02310) | 53.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 32.30th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (20)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15166 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1760520 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGES x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0b661e0aa61850234b64394585cf577aac570bf4 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62XY42U6HY3H2APR5EHNWCZ7SAQNMMJN/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNYXF3IY2X65IOD422SA6EQUULSGW7FN/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2UDPOSGVJQIYC33SQBXMDXHH4QDSDMU/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15166
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15166
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 3, 2019
Updated Dec 3, 2025
Reserved Aug 19, 2019
Link CVE-2019-15166
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Dec 3, 2025