CVE-2015-2154

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2015-03-09
CWE:
CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1201797: CVE-2015-2154 tcpdump: ethernet printer osi_print_cksum() missing sanity checks out-of-bounds read

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2015-2154 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (tcpdump) RHSA-2017:1871 2017-08-01

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tcpdump Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 tcpdump Will not fix

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