CVE-2025-11961 Affecting libpcap package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-LIBPCAP-14806539
  • published1 Jan 2026
  • disclosed31 Dec 2025

Introduced: 31 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-11961  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:13 libpcap.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpcap package and not the libpcap package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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