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CVE-2015-2155
Published:March 24, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
The force printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Related Resources (18)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-2155
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2155
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73021
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2155
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201798
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
4.54