CVE-2015-2155 Affecting tcpdump package, versions <14:4.9.0-5.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.63% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-TCPDUMP-2515432
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed24 Mar 2015

Introduced: 24 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-2155  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 tcpdump to version 14:4.9.0-5.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1871.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tcpdump package and not the tcpdump package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The force printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

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