CVE-2015-2154
tcpdump: ethernet printer osi_print_cksum() missing sanity checks out-of-bounds read
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · March 9, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The osi_print_cksum function in print-isoclns.c in the ethernet printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted (1) length, (2) offset, or (3) base pointer checksum value.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read