CVE-2026-18238 (Medium) detected in libpcaplibpcap-1.10.5

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CVE-2026-18238 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - libpcaplibpcap-1.10.5

the LIBpcap interface to various kernel packet capture mechanism

Library home page: https://github.com/salewski/libpcap.git

Found in base branches: stable/4.0, master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/contrib/libpcap/pcap-rpcap.c

Vulnerability Details

The rpcap client code that processes a RPCAP_MSG_PACKET message received from the server incorrectly validates its headers. A malicious server can send a crafted message and cause the client to treat up to 20 bytes of the client process memory beyond the end of the buffer as if it was a part of the captured packet.

Publish Date: 2026-09-05

URL: CVE-2026-18238

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2026-09-05

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap.git - libpcap-1.10.7

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