CVE-2015-2153 The rpki_rtr_pdu_print function in print-rpki-rtr.c in the TCP printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2153 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-2153 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tcpdump Tcpdump, published on 24 Mar 2015.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2153 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Tcpdump Tcpdump. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2153/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2153/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-2153?
CVE-2015-2153 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tcpdump Tcpdump, published on 24 Mar 2015.
Official description
The rpki_rtr_pdu_print function in print-rpki-rtr.c in the TCP printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via a crafted header length in an RPKI-RTR Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2153?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tcpdump Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2153?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-2153 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2153 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2153, GHSA-55mr-3h98-7hm7, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2153.