tcpdump: tcp printer rpki_rtr_pdu_print() missing length check
Published Mar 24, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 19.03%
Description
The rpki_rtr_pdu_print function in print-rpki-rtr.c in the TCP printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via a crafted header length in an RPKI-RTR Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tcpdump-14:4.9.0-5.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1871
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tcpdump
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tcpdump
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tcpdump-14:4.9.0-5.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1871 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tcpdump | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 19.03% (0.19028) | 97.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.81% (0.18814) | 96.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 11.32% (0.11322) | 93.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 12.93% (0.12933) | 93.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 18, 2025 | 13.98% (0.13977) | 93.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 12.26% (0.12258) | 93.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.98% (0.13977) | 93.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 46.00% (0.46000) | 96.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 13.98% (0.13977) | 93.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 46.00% (0.46000) | 97.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 34.98% (0.34984) | 96.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 46.00% (0.46000) | 97.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 34.98% (0.34984) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 17.08% (0.17080) | 96.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.99% (0.16988) | 95.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 44.94% (0.44938) | 98.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | 44.94% (0.44938) | 98.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 47.64% (0.47641) | 98.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73018 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2153 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201795 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2153
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2153
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37663/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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