Out-of-Bounds Affecting tcpdump-debuginfo package, versions <14:4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.10.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.95% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-TCPDUMPDEBUGINFO-1687151
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed24 Mar 2015

Introduced: 24 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-2154  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 tcpdump-debuginfo to version 14:4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.10.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-557.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tcpdump-debuginfo package and not the tcpdump-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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