Out-of-bounds read in Tcpdump - CVE-2015-2154
Published: August 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7687
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2154
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tcpdump.org
Affected software:
Tcpdump
Tcpdump
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the osi_print_cksum function in print-isoclns.c in the ethernet printer. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted length offset or base pointer checksum value, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to an error in the osi_print_cksum function in print-isoclns.c in the ethernet printer. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted length offset or base pointer checksum value, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2154
Update to version 4.7.2 or later.