On Windows only, if libpcap needs to convert a Windows error message to UTF-8 and the message includes characters that UTF-8 represents using 4 bytes, utf_16le_to_utf_8_truncated() can write data beyond the end of the provided buffer.
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Description On Windows only, if libpcap needs to convert a Windows error message to UTF-8 and the message includes characters that UTF-8 represents using 4 bytes, utf_16le_to_utf_8_truncated() can write data beyond the end of the provided buffer.
Title OOBW in utf_16le_to_utf_8_truncated() in libpcap
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 1.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tcpdump

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-31T00:58:19.026Z

Reserved: 2025-10-20T14:43:15.180Z

Link: CVE-2025-11964

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-31T01:15:54.667

Modified: 2025-12-31T01:15:54.667

Link: CVE-2025-11964

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