Every CVE Search/ Get API key

CVE-2015-0261

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in...

7.5 HighFix available

CVE-2015-0261 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tcpdump, published March 17, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.84%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in tcpdump 4.6.2-4.

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.

Exploit likelihood

6.84%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.

Record
CVE-2015-0261
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-189
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.

Record
CVE-2015-0261
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0279 No score

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.

Record
EUVD-2015-0279
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-58ww-chv2-94cr No score

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in...

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.

Record
GHSA-58ww-chv2-94cr
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:1871 6.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: tcpdump security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2017:1871
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.

Record
CVE-2015-0261
Updated
2026-11-02
Show 9 moreShow less
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-0261 No score

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0261
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0114 No score

Updated tcpdump package fixes security vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump. These vulnerabilities might result in denial of service (application crash) or, potentially, execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2015-0261, CVE-2015-2153, CVE-2015-2154, CVE-2015-2155).

Record
MGASA-2015-0114
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10396-1 No score

tcpdump-4.7.4-3.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the tcpdump-4.7.4-3.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10396-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2015:0335-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump

When running tcpdump, a remote unauthenticated user could have crashed the application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code by injecting crafted packages into the network.

The following vulnerabilities in protocol printers have been fixed:

* IPv6 mobility printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-0261, bnc#922220)
* Ethernet printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-2154, bnc#922222)
* PPP printer remote DoS (CVE-2014-9140, bnc#923142)

Security Issues:

* CVE-2015-0261
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0261>
* CVE-2015-2154
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2154>
* CVE-2014-9140
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9140>
Record
SUSE-RU-2015:0335-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0679-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump

tcpdump was updated to fix five vulnerabilities in protocol printers

When running tcpdump, a remote unauthenticated user could have crashed the application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code by injecting crafted packages into the network.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed:

  • IPv6 mobility printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-0261, bnc#922220)
  • PPP printer remote DoS (CVE-2014-9140, bnc#923142)
  • force printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-2155, bnc#922223)
  • ethernet printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-2154, bnc#922222)
  • tcp printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-2153, bnc#922221)
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0679-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0692-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump

When running tcpdump, a remote unauthenticated user could have crashed the application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code by injecting crafted packages into the network.

The following vulnerabilities in protocol printers have been fixed:

* IPv6 mobility printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-0261, bnc#922220)
* Ethernet printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-2154, bnc#922222)
* PPP printer remote DoS (CVE-2014-9140, bnc#923142)

Security Issues:

* CVE-2015-0261
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0261>
* CVE-2015-2154
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2154>
* CVE-2014-9140
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9140>
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0692-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1110-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump, libpcap

This update for tcpdump to version 4.9.0 and libpcap to version 1.8.1 fixes the several issues.

These security issues were fixed in tcpdump:

  • CVE-2016-7922: The AH parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ah.c:ah_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7923: The ARP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-arp.c:arp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7924: The ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-atm.c:oam_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7925: The compressed SLIP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-sl.c:sl_if_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7926: The Ethernet parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ethertype_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7927: The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-802_11.c:ieee802_11_radio_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7928: The IPComp parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ipcomp.c:ipcomp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7929: The Juniper PPPoE ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-juniper.c:juniper_parse_header() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7930: The LLC/SNAP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-llc.c:llc_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7931: The MPLS parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-mpls.c:mpls_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7932: The PIM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-pim.c:pimv2_check_checksum() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7933: The PPP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ppp.c:ppp_hdlc_if_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7934: The RTCP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:rtcp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7935: The RTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:rtp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7936: The UDP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:udp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7937: The VAT parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:vat_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7938: The ZeroMQ parser in tcpdump had an integer overflow in print-zeromq.c:zmtp1_print_frame() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7939: The GRE parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-gre.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7940: The STP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-stp.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7973: The AppleTalk parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-atalk.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7974: The IP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ip.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7975: The TCP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-tcp.c:tcp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7983: The BOOTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7984: The TFTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-tftp.c:tftp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7985: The CALM FAST parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-calm-fast.c:calm_fast_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7986: The GeoNetworking parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-geonet.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7992: The Classical IP over ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-cip.c:cip_if_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7993: A bug in util-print.c:relts_print() in tcpdump could cause a buffer overflow in multiple protocol parsers (DNS, DVMRP, HSRP, IGMP, lightweight resolver protocol, PIM) (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-8574: The FRF.15 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-fr.c:frf15_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-8575: The Q.933 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-fr.c:q933_print(), a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-5482 (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2017-5202: The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-isoclns.c:clnp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2017-5203: The BOOTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2017-5204: The IPv6 parser…
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1110-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0261 No score

Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0261
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2580-1 No score

tcpdump vulnerabilities

It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing certain packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the tcpdump AppArmor profile.

Record
USN-2580-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tcpdump
Debian:12
before 4.6.2-4
4.6.2-4
tcpdump
Debian:13
before 4.6.2-4
4.6.2-4
tcpdump
Debian:14
before 4.6.2-4
4.6.2-4
tcpdump
Debian:6.0
before 4.1.1-1+deb6u2, plus listed versions
4.1.1-1
4.1.1-1+deb6u2
tcpdump
Debian:7
before 4.3.0-1+deb7u2, plus listed versions
4.3.0-14.3.0-1+deb7u1
4.3.0-1+deb7u2
tcpdump
Mageia:4
before 4.4.0-2.3.mga4
4.4.0-2.3.mga4
tcpdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 14:4.9.0-5.el7
14:4.9.0-5.el7
tcpdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 14:4.9.0-5.el7
14:4.9.0-5.el7
tcpdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 14:4.9.0-5.el7
14:4.9.0-5.el7
tcpdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 14:4.9.0-5.el7
14:4.9.0-5.el7
Show 27 moreShow less
Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tcpdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 14:4.9.0-5.el7
14:4.9.0-5.el7
tcpdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 14:4.9.0-5.el7
14:4.9.0-5.el7
tcpdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 14:4.9.0-5.el7
14:4.9.0-5.el7
tcpdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 14:4.9.0-5.el7
14:4.9.0-5.el7
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
before 4.5.1-7.1
4.5.1-7.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12
before 4.5.1-7.1
4.5.1-7.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
before 4.5.1-7.1
4.5.1-7.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions
4.4.0-1ubuntu14.5.1-2ubuntu14.5.1-2ubuntu1.1
4.5.1-2ubuntu1.2
tcpdump
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 4.7.4-3.4
4.7.4-3.4

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

Show 194 moreShow less
This page doesn't list everything

Left out here: 37 references and the rest of 1 source description. The JSON record has them.

MoveEnter Open