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.
Published: 2015-03-24
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-174-1 tcpdump security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3193-1 tcpdump security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0279 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2580-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tcpdump Tcpdump
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:03:10.642Z

Reserved: 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0261

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-03-24T17:59:02.790

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-0261

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-03-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-0261 - Bugzilla

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