CVE-2025-11961

low-risk
Published 2025-12-31

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.

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 1.9/10 Low
LOCAL / HIGH complexity
10
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 5/34 · Minimal
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal