tcpdump up to 4.7.1 IPv6 Mobility Printer numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in tcpdump up to 4.7.1. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IPv6 Mobility Printer Module. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-0261. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in tcpdump up to 4.7.1 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component IPv6 Mobility Printer Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/09/2015 as Bug 1201792 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0261 since 11/18/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81899 (Debian DSA-3193-1 : tcpdump - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169952 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tcpdump, libpcap (SUSE-SU-2017:1110-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at ca.tcpdump.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81899), SecurityFocus (BID 73017†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031937†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49329†). The entries VDB-74080, VDB-74081, VDB-74082 and VDB-96107 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 81899
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3193-1 : tcpdump - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-557
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tcpdump 4.7.2

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04/16/2022 +2568 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: tcpdump.org

Advisory: Bug 1201792
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74079

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SecurityFocus: 73017 - tcpdump CVE-2015-2154 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031937 - Tcpdump IPv6 Mobility/TCP/Ethernet/Force Printer Module Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 49329 - tcpdump <4.7.2 Remote DoS or Code Execution in IPv6 Modify Printer, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 10:32
Updated: 04/16/2022 03:04
Changes: 03/23/2015 10:32 (72), 06/24/2017 09:39 (9), 04/16/2022 02:57 (3), 04/16/2022 03:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:D31:103

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