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CVE-2015-0261 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html	CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html	CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201792	CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73019	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1	CVE
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html	[email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html	[email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201792	[email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73019	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1	[email protected]

see all 32 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
tcpdump tcpdump	<= 4.7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

16 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 31, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 7, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 18, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 7, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 3, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 2, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 27, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 25, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Mar 25, 2015	Initial Analysis	[email protected]