tcpdump CVE-2015-2154 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:73017

Info

tcpdump CVE-2015-2154 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 73017
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2015-2154
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 09 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 08 2015 10:03PM
Credit: Michael Richardson
Vulnerable: tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.6
tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.4
tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.1
tcpdump tcpdump 3.8.3
tcpdump tcpdump 3.6.2
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

tcpdump CVE-2015-2154 Denial of Service Vulnerability

tcpdump is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data.

An attacker can leverage this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

tcpdump CVE-2015-2154 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

tcpdump CVE-2015-2154 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

tcpdump CVE-2015-2154 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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