CVE-2026-13587 (GCVE-0-2026-13587)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-29 16:00 – Updated: 2026-06-29 17:41
VLAI
Title
seladb PcapPlusPlus LightPcapNg light_pcapng.c parse_by_block_type heap-based overflow
Summary
A vulnerability was found in seladb PcapPlusPlus 25.05. The affected element is the function parse_by_block_type of the file light_pcapng.c of the component LightPcapNg Parser. Performing a manipulation of the argument captured_packet_length results in heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
seladb PcapPlusPlus Affected: 25.05
    cpe:2.3:a:seladb:pcapplusplus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
TYGLS (VulDB User)
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