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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2015-2153
"tcpdump RPKI-RTR Protocol Data Unit DoS Vulnerability"
Description

The rpki_rtr_pdu_print function in print-rpki-rtr.c in the TCP printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via a crafted header length in an RPKI-RTR Protocol Data Unit (PDU).

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2015, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-2153 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tcpdump tcpdump
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update tcpdump to address a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service.
  • Update the tcpdump package to the latest version available.
  • Apply the latest patches provided by your vendor.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-2153 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-2153.

URL Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73018
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201795
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37663/
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73018
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201795
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37663/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2153 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-2153 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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arntsonl/CVE-2015-2153

An implementation of the CVE-2015-2153 exploit.

Python

Updated: 1 year ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 5:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-2153 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-2153 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73018
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201795
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37663/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37663/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2580-1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73018 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153999.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:182
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0114.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153834.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031937
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

13.98 }} 1.72%

score

0.93944

percentile