Files
vuln-cve/data/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6554.json
T

194 lines
7.5 KiB
JSON

{
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2",
"cveMetadata": {
"cveId": "CVE-2026-6554",
"assignerOrgId": "cfdbb673-b408-4d03-89c1-c3d73ed80896",
"state": "PUBLISHED",
"assignerShortName": "Tcpdump",
"dateReserved": "2026-04-17T22:00:24.313Z",
"datePublished": "2026-09-05T18:51:02.338Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-10-22T20:08:13.106Z"
},
"containers": {
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"modules": [
"BPF interpreter"
],
"product": "libpcap",
"programFiles": [
"bpf_filter.c"
],
"programRoutines": [
{
"name": "pcapint_filter_with_aux_data()"
}
],
"repo": "https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/",
"vendor": "The Tcpdump Group",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "1.10.7",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"configurations": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "An uncommon vulnerable configuration is an application that uses pcap_offline_filter() or bpf_filter() with an externally-supplied compiled filter program without validating the program first."
},
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "A common vulnerable configuration is an application that uses pcap_compile() to compile a filter expression, but the expression uses the 'protochain' primitive. Support for this primitive is conditional, but is enabled by default."
}
],
"credits": [
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "reporter",
"value": "Kaixuan LI has discovered the crafted filter program attack vector"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "finder",
"value": "Denis Ovsienko has discovered the 'protochain' attack vector"
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "libpcap BPF interpreter treats the offset in the 'ja L' BPF instruction as a signed integer to implement looping via backward jumps, but it does not limit the number of loop iterations. A crafted filter program or the 'protochain' primitive used on a crafted network packet can cause the interpreter to loop infinitely."
}
],
"exploits": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Functional exploits exist for both attack vectors."
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.5,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-835",
"description": "CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"orgId": "cfdbb673-b408-4d03-89c1-c3d73ed80896",
"shortName": "Tcpdump",
"dateUpdated": "2026-10-22T17:28:27.086Z"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"patch"
],
"url": "https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/ff3c83475ac303c6b681c52ad0b6e14795a8e0ce"
}
],
"solutions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Upgrade to libpcap 1.10.7."
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "UNKNOWN"
},
"title": "infinte loop in libpcap before 1.10.7",
"workarounds": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Do not use filter programs that have been compiled outside of libpcap. Build libpcap without the 'protochain' primitive support."
}
],
"x_generator": {
"engine": "cvelib 1.8.0"
}
},
"adp": [
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"type": "ssvc",
"content": {
"timestamp": "2026-09-08T15:14:56.820512Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-6554",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
}
],
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
"providerMetadata": {
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP",
"dateUpdated": "2026-09-08T15:15:06.137Z"
}
},
{
"title": "CVE Program Container",
"references": [
{
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/22/3"
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE",
"dateUpdated": "2026-10-22T20:08:13.106Z"
}
}
]
}
}