USN-2580-1

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    USN-2580-1

    Published: 27 Apr 2015Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: tcpdump vulnerabilities

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2580-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0261, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2153, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2154, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2155

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tcpdump

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.5.1-2ubuntu1.2

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-1ubuntu1

    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