SUSE-SU-2015:0679-1

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    SUSE-SU-2015:0679-1

    Published: 20 Mar 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for tcpdump

    Details: 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)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150679-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/922220, https://bugzilla.suse.com/922221, https://bugzilla.suse.com/922222, https://bugzilla.suse.com/922223, https://bugzilla.suse.com/923142, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9140, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0261, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2153, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2154, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2155

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tcpdump

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.5.1-7.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High