Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-2155
CVE-2015-2155
Description
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.
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Affected products
30- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords22 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libpcap&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2
< 4.7.4-3.4+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.4-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.1-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.1-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.1-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0-13.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/73021nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04nvd
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