When was CVE-2019-15162 disclosed?

CVE-2019-15162 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 3, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-15162 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-15162 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 78.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-15162?

CVE-2019-15162 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-15162?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-15162, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2019-15162

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—

5.3

rpcapd/daemon.c in libpcap before 1.9.1 on non-Windows platforms provides details about why authentication failed, which might make it easier for attackers to enumerate valid usernames.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 78.2%
KEV: Not listed

References (26)

cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/484d60cbf7ca4ec758c3cbb8a82d68b244a78d58
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5P5K3DQ4TFSZBDB3XN4CZNJNQ3UIF3D3/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBIEKWLNIR62KZ5GA7EDXZS52HU6OE5F/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZTIPUWABYUE5KQOLCKAW65AUUSB7QO6/
cve@mitrehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
cve@mitrehttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210785
cve@mitrehttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
cve@mitrehttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210789
cve@mitrehttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT210790
cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.tcpdump.org/public-cve-list.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/blob/libpcap-1.9/CHANGES

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