CVE-2025-11961

{"id": "CVE-2025-11961", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@tcpdump.org", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 1.9, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "LOW", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 1.4, "exploitabilityScore": 0.5}]}, "published": "2025-12-31T01:15:54.500", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/b2d2f9a9a0581c40780bde509f7cc715920f1c02", "source": "security@tcpdump.org"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@tcpdump.org", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-122"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-126"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "pcap_ether_aton() es una funci\u00f3n auxiliar en libpcap, toma un argumento de cadena y devuelve un b\u00fafer asignado de tama\u00f1o fijo. El argumento de cadena debe ser una direcci\u00f3n MAC-48 bien formada en uno de los formatos admitidos, pero este requisito ha sido mal documentado. Si una aplicaci\u00f3n llama a la funci\u00f3n con un argumento que se desv\u00eda del formato esperado, la funci\u00f3n puede leer datos m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del final de la cadena proporcionada y escribir datos m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del final del b\u00fafer asignado."}], "lastModified": "2026-04-15T00:35:42.020", "sourceIdentifier": "security@tcpdump.org"}