CVE-2015-3138 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via segmentation fault in tcpdump, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3138?
CVE-2015-3138 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 27 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
print-wb.c in tcpdump before 4.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash).
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3138?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Project Leap, Tcpdump Tcpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3138?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-3138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Leap
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75gj-485x-v865.