tcpdump: ethernet printer osi_print_cksum() missing sanity checks out-of-bounds read
Published Mar 24, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.47%
Description
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.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.47% (0.04473) | 91.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.50% (0.04505) | 90.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.52% (0.02519) | 84.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.95% (0.09948) | 95.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 9.95% (0.09948) | 95.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.03% (0.11031) | 94.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- 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/73017 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-2015-2154 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201797 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2154
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2154
Change history (0)
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