CVE-2015-2154

Description

The osi_print_cksum function in print-isoclns.c in the ethernet printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted (1) length, (2) offset, or (3) base pointer checksum value.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.90% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201797
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125 vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73017 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2154?
CVE-2015-2154 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2154?
To fix CVE-2015-2154, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-2154 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2154 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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