CVE-2015-0261
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.6.2-4 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.6.2-4 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.6.2-4 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.6.2-4 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.6.2-4 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tcpdump | tcpdump | {"endIncluding":"4.7.0"} | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73019
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201792
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0261
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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