CVE-2015-3138
Publication date 28 September 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
print-wb.c in tcpdump before 4.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash).
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tcpdump | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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Notes
sbeattie
introduced in commit https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/3a3ec26085461998074b827b112d38e8f3246a86 only affected 4.7.0 - 4.7.3
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |