Debian DLA-174-1 : tcpdump security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 82159

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Several issues have been discovered with tcpdump in the way it handled some printer protocols. Those issues can lead to denial of service, or, potentially, execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2015-0261

Missing bounds checks in IPv6 Mobility printer

CVE-2015-2154

Missing bounds checks in ISOCLNS printer

CVE-2015-2155

Missing bounds checks in ForCES printer

Thanks to Romain Françoise who prepared this update.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected tcpdump package.

See Also

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/03/msg00011.html

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze-lts/tcpdump

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82159

File Name: debian_DLA-174.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/26/2015

Updated: 1/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-0261

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tcpdump, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0261, CVE-2015-2154, CVE-2015-2155

BID: 73017, 73019, 73021