tcpdump: denial of service in print-wb.c
Published Sep 27, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.28%
Description
print-wb.c in tcpdump before 4.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash).
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tcpdump
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tcpdump
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tcpdump
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tcpdump | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tcpdump | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of tcpdump as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7 as they did not include vulnerable code.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 2, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 82.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 80.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.94% (0.00935) | 74.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.84% (0.03836) | 80.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.94% (0.00935) | 74.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 77.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 76.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 73.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 71.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3138 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212342 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/3ed82f4ed0095768529afc22b923c8f7171fff70 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/issues/446 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3138
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3138
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00018.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3138 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212342 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/3ed82f4ed0095768529afc22b923c8f7171fff70 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/issues/446 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3138 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3138 |
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