CVE-2015-0261 in tcpdump

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 11/18/2014
• Disclosure: 03/24/2015
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-189 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.3
• EPSS: 0.01416
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0261
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0261
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2015-0261/