print-wb.c in tcpdump before 4.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash).
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-3138 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of tcpdump as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7 as they did not include vulnerable code.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tcpdump | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tcpdump | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump | Not affected |
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