CVE-2015-0261
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.84% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- tcpdump/tcpdump
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
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
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.