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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-0261 · published 24 March 2015

CVE-2015-0261: Tcpdump vulnerability

Tcpdump · Tcpdump

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.8% · top 6.2% CWE-189 · CWE-189
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
32References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Related vulnerabilities

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9.8CVE-2018-10103Tcpdump improper input validation vulnerabilitytcpdump before 4.9.3 mishandles the printing of SMB data (issue 1 of 2).EPSS 4.1%9.8CVE-2018-10105Tcpdump improper input validation vulnerabilitytcpdump before 4.9.3 mishandles the printing of SMB data (issue 2 of 2).EPSS 3.9%9.8CVE-2017-13049Tcpdump out-of-bounds read vulnerabilityThe Rx protocol parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-rx.c:ubik_print().EPSS 3.4%9.8CVE-2017-13050Tcpdump out-of-bounds read vulnerabilityThe RPKI-Router parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-rpki-rtr.c:rpki_rtr_pdu_print().EPSS 4.6%9.8CVE-2017-13051Tcpdump out-of-bounds read vulnerabilityThe RSVP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-rsvp.c:rsvp_obj_print().EPSS 3.7%9.8CVE-2017-13052Tcpdump out-of-bounds read vulnerabilityThe CFM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-cfm.c:cfm_print().EPSS 3.4%9.8CVE-2017-13053Tcpdump out-of-bounds read vulnerabilityThe BGP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-bgp.c:decode_rt_routing_info().EPSS 3.2%9.8CVE-2017-13054Tcpdump out-of-bounds read vulnerabilityThe LLDP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-lldp.c:lldp_private_8023_print().EPSS 3.2%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-0261), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.