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Project Summary
The Packet Capture library provides a high level interface to packet capture systems. All packets on the network, even those destined for other hosts, are accessible through this mechanism.
In a Nutshell, libpcap...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a large development team
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took an estimated 17 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in October, 1999
ending with its most recent commit 2 days ago
Quick Reference
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-g...
Project Security
Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )
Project Vulnerability Report
Security Confidence Index
Poor security track-record
Favorable security track-record
Vulnerability Exposure Index
Many reported vulnerabilities
Few reported vulnerabilities
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30 Day SummaryApr 15 2025 — May 15 2025
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12 Month SummaryMay 15 2024 — May 15 2025
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Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for the-tcpdump-group/libpcap )
Repository URL: https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap
Version: 7c90e59
- 2025-05-09
- Last Analyzed
- 91,945
- Lines of Code Analyze
- 0.27
- Defect Density
Defects by status for current build
- 135
- Total defects
- 25
- Outstanding
- 107
- Fixed
CWE Top 25 defects
| ID | CWE-Name | Number of Defects |
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| 190 | Integer Overflow or Wraparound | 9 |