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Vulnerabilities & PatchesEmerging1 sourceSep 5, 2026 · 19:16via CVEFeed

CVE-2026-18238 - OOBR in rpcap client in libpcap before 1.10.7

Brief

CVE ID : CVE-2026-18238

Published : Sept. 5, 2026, 7:16 p. m.

  • 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

Description : 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.

Severity: 5.0

  • MEDIUM

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